Health
Optometrist
Key facts
This job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +9.9% (BLS).
The job
Optometrists and ophthalmic opticians (ISCO 2267). Optometrists and ophthalmic opticians provide diagnosis, management and treatment services for disorders of the eyes and visual system.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
17 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- expert optometrist
- expert orthoptist
- ophthalmic optician
- optometric expert
- optometrist
- optometry practitioner
- orthoptics expert
- orthoptics practitioner
- orthoptics specialist
- orthoptist
- practitioner of optometry
- practitioner of orthoptics
- qualified orthoptist
- specialist in optometry
- specialist in orthoptics
- specialist optometrist
- specialist orthoptist
Training
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Gauges
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.