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    Blue Jumper Latest Statistics for Canadian Opticians............................................


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    3231 - Opticians
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    Type of work
    Opticians fit clients with prescription eyeglasses orcontact lenses, assist clients in the selection of eyeglass frames, arrange for the production ofeyeglasses or contact lenses and mount lenses in eyeglass frames. Studentopticians and opticians who are managers of optical retail outlets are includedin this group.
    Forthe full and official description of this occupation according to the NationalOccupational Classification (NOC), visit the NOC site.

    Examples of Occupational Titles
    Contactlens fitter;
    contact lens technician;
    dispensing optician;
    ophthalmic dispenser;
    optician.

    Someexcerts as samples:

    Industries
    Accordingto census data, in 2006 approximately 60% of opticians worked in opticians'offices, and 40% worked for optometrists.
    In a 2009 decision, the Supreme Court of Canadaconcluded that optometrists and ophthalmologists alone may assess the eyehealth of patients wearing contact lenses. That decision will definitelybenefit demand for the services of optometrists and will have a negative impacton demand for the services of opticians.

    These trends should continue over the next fewyears. However, once properly trained opticians have replaced administrativestaff, which will happen in the medium or long term, the employment growth ratewill definitely drop. Since this should occur after the forecast period(2010-2014), the number of opticians should continue to increase sharply overthe next few years.

    Continued on next post.................................
    Last edited by Chris Ryser; 06-07-2012 at 03:03 AM.

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    Main Labour Market Indicators
    3231
    All occupations
    Employment, average 2007- 2009
    1,450
    3,859,200
    EI Claimants in 2009
    10
    168,350
    Average Annual Growth Rate 2010- 2014
    2.4%
    0.9%
    Annual Employment Variation 2010- 2014
    35
    36,650
    Annual Attrition 2010- 2014
    40
    122,850
    Total Annual Needs 2010- 2014
    75
    159,500

    Employment Distribution by Gender
    3231
    All occupations
    Males
    31.0%
    52.7%
    Females
    69.0%
    47.3%

    Employment Distribution by Age
    3231
    All occupations
    15- 24 years
    12.9%
    14.1%
    25- 44 years
    56.8%
    45.1%
    45- 64 years
    29.5%
    38.8%
    65 years and over
    0.8%
    2.0%


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    Employment Distribution by Status
    3231
    All occupations
    Full-time
    82.1%
    79.2%
    Part-time
    17.9%
    20.8%

    Average Annual Employment Income
    (Full-Time, Full-Year)
    3231
    All occupations
    Full-time, full-year
    66.1%
    53.2%
    Average income
    39,017
    45,157
    0- 19999$
    8.5%
    16.5%
    20000- 49999$
    75.6%
    52.4%
    50000$ and over
    15.9%
    31.1%

    Employment Distribution by
    Highest Level of Schooling
    3231
    All occupations
    Less than high-school
    4.1%
    14.1%
    High-school
    10.4%
    21.9%
    Post-secondary
    73.4%
    43.1%
    Bachelors
    12.0%
    20.9%


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    Employment Distribution by Region
    3231
    All occupations
    Gaspésie-îles-de-la-Madeleine
    0.0%
    1.1%
    Bas-St-Laurent
    0.0%
    2.5%
    Capitale-Nationale
    13.2%
    9.1%
    Chaudière-Appalaches
    4.5%
    5.4%
    Estrie
    4.9%
    3.9%
    Centre-du-Québec
    2.5%
    2.9%
    Montérégie
    29.2%
    18.7%
    Montréal
    19.3%
    24.1%
    Laval
    5.3%
    5.0%
    Lanaudière
    6.6%
    5.8%
    Laurentides
    5.3%
    7.0%
    Outaouais
    2.9%
    4.7%
    Abitibi-Témiscamingue
    0.0%
    1.8%
    Mauricie
    3.3%
    3.1%
    Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
    2.9%
    3.3%
    Côte-Nord-Nord du Québec
    0.0%
    1.7%

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    3231
    All occupations
    Employment Distribution by Self-employment
    12.7%
    11.2%

    3231
    All occupations
    Employment Distribution by Immigration
    8.7%
    12.2%

    Main Areas of Employment
    Percentage
    Health and Personal Care Stores (Optical Goods Stores included)
    59.8%
    Offices of Other Health Practitioners (Offices of Optometrists included)
    40.2%


    Date Modified: 2012-01-31

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    I have to tell you, I'm not sure how trustworthy those numbers are. I contacted StatsCan in 2011 for the most recent total number of opticians in Canada. They provided me with their stats for both 2010 and 2011. There was a discrepancy of 4,000 professionals between the 2 years. When I asked about why there was such a dramatic difference from one year to the next, they told me their numbers had a 33% margin of error!

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    Probably explains why some wag once stated, "There are LIES, DAMNED LIES and STATISTICS".

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    I'm curious about the almost 15% of Opticians who have no post-secondary education... Do programs like NAIT not count as post-secondary? I sure had to go to college to challange my board exam. I'll admit I'm not exactly 100% on the licenseing procedures in the past decades, but I doubt that many people who were grandfathered in are still praticing.

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