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Ways to earn more or open doors

• Contact lens licence

  The second NACOR (National Alliance of Canadian Optician Regulators) exam. Most employers expect it, and it raises your rate.

• Refraction

  Extra training that lets opticians measure a prescription themselves in some provinces. Rare and valuable.

• Store management

  Running a chain location. The usual step up, with a salary and bonus.

• Your own store

  High margins on frames. The best-paid version of the job.