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_____________________________________________________ Investigative Occupations: Optometrists

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GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and

Administration. Work Group: 04.05. Account-

ing, Auditing, and Analytical Support. Other Jobs

in! is Work Group: Accountants; Accountants

and Auditors; Auditors; Budget Analysts; Industrial

Engineering Technicians; Logisticians; Management

Analysts.

Skills: Programming; Systems Analysis; Operations

Analysis; Science; Mathematics; Systems Evaluation;

Complex Problem Solving; Judgment and Decision

Making.

Education and Training Programs: Educational

Evaluation and Research; Educational Statistics and

Research Methods; Operations Research; Manage-

ment Science, General; Management Sciences and

Quantitative Methods, Other. Related Knowledge/

Courses: Mathematics; Engineering and Technol-

ogy; Computers and Electronics; Production and

Processing; Economics and Accounting; Adminis-

tration and Management.

Work Environment: Indoors; sitting.

Optometrists

! Personality Code: ISR

! Education/Training Required: First

professional degree

! Annual Earnings: $93,800

! Beginning Wage: $47,980

! Earnings Growth Potential: High

! Growth: 11.3%

! Annual Job Openings: 1,789

! Self-Employed: 25.5%

! Part-Time: 20.8%

Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and dis-

eases of the human eye and visual system. Exam-

ine eyes and visual systems, diagnose problems or

impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and pro-

vide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs

to treat specifi c eye conditions. Examine eyes,

using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical

Formulate and apply mathematical modeling
and other optimizing methods, using a com-
puter to develop and interpret information that
assists management with decision making, pol-
icy formulation, or other managerial functions.
May develop related software, service, or prod-
ucts. Frequently concentrates on collecting and
analyzing data and developing decision support
software. May develop and supply optimal time,
cost, or logistics networks for program evalua-
tion, review, or implementation. Formulate math-
ematical or simulation models of problems, relating
constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, and
confl icting objectives and their numerical parame-
ters. Collaborate with others in the organization to
ensure successful implementation of chosen prob-
lem solutions. Analyze information obtained from
management in order to conceptualize and defi ne
operational problems. Perform validation and test-
ing of models to ensure adequacy; reformulate mod-
els as necessary. Collaborate with senior managers
and decision-makers to identify and solve a variety
of problems and to clarify management objectives.
Defi ne data requirements; then gather and vali-
date information, applying judgment and statistical
tests. Study and analyze information about alterna-
tive courses of action in order to determine which
plan will off er the best outcomes. Prepare manage-
ment reports defi ning and evaluating problems and
recommending solutions. Break systems into their
component parts, assign numerical values to each
component, and examine the mathematical relation-
ships between them. Specify manipulative or compu-
tational methods to be applied to models. Observe
the current system in operation and gather and ana-
lyze information about each of the parts of compo-
nent problems, using a variety of sources. Design,
conduct, and evaluate experimental operational
models in cases where models cannot be developed
from existing data. Develop and apply time and cost
networks in order to plan, control, and review large
projects. Develop business methods and procedures,
including accounting systems, fi le systems, offi ce sys-
tems, logistics systems, and production schedules.