This year Optician Workplace set out to discover the average salaries of eye care professionals in the UK.
In total, 440 practitioners responded to an online survey covering remuneration, workplace motivations, average commutes and relocation.
Findings suggested little movement in the average salaries of optometrists and dispensing opticians but continued regional variations. Regardless, money was lower down the pecking order of working priorities than beneficial working conditions, reputation and high standards of clinical care.
Satisfaction survey
Firstly, each respondent was asked how satisfied they were in their current role.
The results showed 37.5% to be ‘satisfied’, while 23% were ‘very satisfied’. While this did suggest an overall majority remains happy in their current role, around 40% were ‘neutral’, ‘dissatisfied’ or ‘very dissatisfied’.
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