Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-2057 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Occupational Description:
Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	100	15	$24.22/hr	$17.40/hr	$19.45/hr	$23.59/hr	$28.37/hr	$34.19/hr

Leading Industries for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A
Education and Health Services	1,040	$29.50/hr

Other Regional Data for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	16.5%
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	30	$27.27/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	40	$24.05/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	60	$21.81/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	70	$23.56/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	70	$29.03/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	70	$24.16/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	80	$23.59/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	100	$22.81/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	100	$23.59/hr	18.8%
Central Minnesota	110	$27.34/hr	24.4%
Rochester MN MSA	150	$33.18/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	210	$33.18/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	540	$30.24/hr	9.1%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	590	$30.24/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,070	$28.83/hr	10.5%

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Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
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Dental Assistants	5,890	$30.56/hr	7.2%
Medical Assistants	12,120	$23.96/hr	16.1%

Task for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
Take and document patients' medical histories.
Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes.
Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles.
Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.