Wage satisfaction low among optometrists and ophthalmic opticians

Highest salary for optometrists and ophthalmic opticians with 30 years of experience: $3,554 to $10,039 per month

Workers with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between $3,554 and $10,039 per month. Based on 0 years of work experience, employees will earn between $12 and $38 per hour.

The age group for people in this job who answered the survey was mostly between 49 and 70 years of age. 45% of employees state that they do not have any children. Among the people in this job who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are male.

Average working week of 39 hours

On average, people in this job work 39 hours per week.

Coworkers mostly female

47% of workers state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are female. Workers in this occupation mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 53% of respondents. 52% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. Of the participating people in this job, 19% work in a multinational organisation.

The survey shows that 13% of the workers feel dissatisfied about their position. On the whole, workers feel satisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 32% of the workers.

Wage dissatisfaction high among optometrists and ophthalmic opticians

Of all surveyed employees, 25% feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their salary. 44% of the workers reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.

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