Optometry

Personality ISFJ

• Quiet, friendly, responsible
• Committed, thorough
• Considerate, observant

My Career : Optometrist

• Examine eyes, prescribe prescription
• Supply contacts and glasses
• Test for glaucoma
• Educate and counsel patients
• Help other see better

Educational Requirements

• Doctoral degree
• Professional degree

Knowledge Requirements

• Customer and personal service
• Medicine and Dentistry
• Biology and psychology
• Administration and management
• Chemistry

Skill Requirements

• Active listening and critical thinking
• Problem solving and decision making
• Speaking, reading, and writing
• Social perceptivness
• Active learning

Ability Requirements

• Near vision
• Deductive and inductive reasoning
• Oral comprehension and expression
• Speech clarity

Salary Range/Job Outlook

• Salary: between $70,140 and $125,460
• projected to grow 24 percent between 2008 and 2018

Reality Check
I feel that my monthly annually expenses are accurate for the job of my choice. I could definitely save on things I do not need such as cable television or having a home phone. I could also just eat home cooked meals to save even more money.

Advantages

• Being able to help others
• Working with all age groups
• Creating your own schedule
• No take home work

Disadvantages

• Dealing with upset, young children
• Very repetitive and predictable 

Personality Strengths

• Friendly: will be good with patients
• Thorough: able to find things that may be wrong
• Considerate: want to make them feel better 
• Responsible: able to handle all of my patients

Matching My Interests

• I love to help others
• I like working with people
• Surprise of not knowing what comes next 

Next Steps for this Career

• Receptionist at Eye Trends
• Take more classes relating to my job