An optician is not an eye doctor, but opticians are an important part of your eye care team. Opticians use prescriptions written by an optometrist or an ophthalmologist to fit and sell eyeglasses, contact lenses and other eyewear.
Here are some examples of median salaries for specific jobs across the US, according to Payscale.Com as of July 2015. 1  Administrative Assistant â Median salary of $14/hour, with an hourly range of $10.58-$20.41. The total pay range is $23,421-$48,187.
That translates to an average hourly pay of $22.33. The median wage was lower at $16.87, since there are more people in the U.S. population with positions that pay below the average salary. The average salary increased 0.1 percent in 2013, up from $42,498 in 2012. The median salary in 2012 was $27,519.