They’re essentially shop owners that can protect their business behind professional licensing(in some states, at least). It’s a racket that artificially restricts the number of licensees to protect their lucrative market of selling shitty plastic frames for 4x the cost of the lenses.
The proof that it’s a bullshit license is that the optician doesn’t actually need to do the work. They can pay people minimum wage to do the job, and then pop in for 10 seconds to “verify the fit”.
Hey, he was an optometrist
An optician just makes glasses, doesn’t examine the eyes
They’re essentially shop owners that can protect their business behind professional licensing(in some states, at least). It’s a racket that artificially restricts the number of licensees to protect their lucrative market of selling shitty plastic frames for 4x the cost of the lenses.
The proof that it’s a bullshit license is that the optician doesn’t actually need to do the work. They can pay people minimum wage to do the job, and then pop in for 10 seconds to “verify the fit”.
Perfect profession for the US Senate.