Orthoptists

Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.

The median annual salary for Orthoptists in the US is $113,730.

The role is showing modest growth of 2% over the next decade. Current US employment is approximately 41,300 workers.

The typical entry education is a Master's degree. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.

The most in-demand skills for this role include hygiene in a health care setting, ophthalmological examination methods, health care legislation, neurophysiology, medical terminology, treatment of strabismus. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives Orthoptists a score of 0.29 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at low AI exposure — the role's core work resists current-generation automation. It's a comparatively AI-durable choice within its field.

Orthoptists has high barrier to entry — highly gated — a graduate degree or extended training/apprenticeship is typically required.