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Ophthalmic Technician Workplace Records Guide
Ophthalmic medical technicians may move between history collection, instrument testing and other delegated duties. A workplace timeline should distinguish those assignments and their supervision rather than using patient charts to demonstrate how much work was performed.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Station changes
List when you moved between assigned testing duties and who directed the move.
Training request
Record the instruction or equipment training you requested and the response received.
Review sequence
Note when work was submitted for review and when any correction was requested.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Ophthalmic Medical Technicians (29-2057.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Take and document patients' medical histories.Source task 19252 · updated 08/2020
- Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.Source task 19257 · updated 08/2020
- Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes.Source task 19250 · updated 08/2020
- Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.Source task 19251 · updated 08/2020
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians (SOC 29-2057). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $15.38 | $17.63 | $20.56 | $36,680 |
| Alaska | $22.50 | $24.02 | $31.45 | $49,970 |
| Arizona | $19.17 | $22.61 | $23.50 | $47,040 |
| Arkansas | $15.60 | $17.95 | $19.66 | $37,340 |
| Connecticut | $22.12 | $23.21 | $29.08 | $48,270 |
| Delaware | $16.16 | $21.42 | $23.70 | $44,540 |
| Florida | $18.38 | $22.51 | $24.16 | $46,830 |
| Georgia | $17.84 | $18.82 | $22.01 | $39,150 |
| Hawaii | $23.32 | $28.00 | $28.78 | $58,240 |
| Idaho | $17.39 | $18.41 | $21.22 | $38,280 |
| Indiana | $17.80 | $20.91 | $22.45 | $43,490 |
| Iowa | $18.88 | $21.17 | $24.39 | $44,030 |
| Kansas | $17.95 | $21.01 | $22.47 | $43,700 |
| Kentucky | $17.15 | $18.75 | $21.84 | $38,990 |
| Louisiana | $17.61 | $18.63 | $22.47 | $38,750 |
| Maine | $20.52 | $23.14 | $25.09 | $48,120 |
| Michigan | $18.72 | $22.48 | $24.28 | $46,750 |
| Minnesota | $24.29 | $30.33 | $37.54 | $63,080 |
| Mississippi | $14.99 | $17.41 | $18.58 | $36,220 |
| Missouri | $17.66 | $19.37 | $22.48 | $40,290 |
| Montana | $19.67 | $22.74 | $25.07 | $47,290 |
| Nebraska | $18.73 | $21.74 | $23.24 | $45,210 |
| New Hampshire | $19.78 | $23.61 | $27.75 | $49,110 |
| New Mexico | $17.74 | $18.56 | $22.77 | $38,610 |
| New York | $21.03 | $23.29 | $28.95 | $48,440 |
| North Carolina | $18.27 | $21.71 | $23.68 | $45,150 |
| North Dakota | $19.15 | $22.21 | $23.40 | $46,190 |
| Ohio | $17.74 | $19.40 | $23.14 | $40,350 |
| Oklahoma | $16.89 | $18.23 | $19.08 | $37,920 |
| Pennsylvania | $18.46 | $21.66 | $22.98 | $45,050 |
| Rhode Island | $22.05 | $22.36 | $27.43 | $46,500 |
| South Dakota | $18.03 | $20.40 | $23.31 | $42,430 |
| Tennessee | $17.58 | $18.70 | $22.60 | $38,890 |
| Texas | $17.81 | $20.98 | $24.01 | $43,640 |
| Utah | $15.19 | $17.29 | $20.70 | $35,950 |
| Vermont | $22.15 | $24.08 | $29.99 | $50,090 |
| Virginia | $17.94 | $19.68 | $22.37 | $40,920 |
| West Virginia | $14.49 | $17.66 | $20.75 | $36,730 |
| Wisconsin | $22.96 | $27.13 | $29.62 | $56,420 |
| Wyoming | $16.93 | $17.18 | $22.25 | $35,740 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Map the testing assignment
Record your scheduled role and any reassignment to another station or instrument. Note training or access limits you raised before completing a new task. Describe the work category without including patient histories or measurement values.
Record workflow interruptions
Identify when equipment, room availability or a revised instruction interrupted the sequence. If feedback followed, note its source and stated concern. Separate what you observed during testing from a clinical interpretation made by the supervising professional.
Leave eye-care records protected
Do not retain test outputs, images, patient worklists or chart screenshots. Use your own schedule and permitted employment or training documents. Identify the relevant clinic system and date range for an authorized reviewer instead.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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