What they do
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Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries of the eyes and related structures.
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Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Director, Emergency Ophthalmology Services, General Ophthalmologist, Ophthalmologist, Ophthalmologist-Retina Specialist, Physician, Retina Subspecialist, Retinal Surgeon, Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon
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Wages
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| Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric* |
| Vermont - 2020 |
| Percentile1 | Hourly | Yearly |
| 10% |
$ 28.72 |
$59,740 |
| 25% |
$ 38.83 |
$80,760 |
| Median |
$100.00+ |
$208,000+ |
| 75% |
$100.00+ |
$208,000+ |
| 90% |
$100.00+ |
$208,000+ |
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| Average |
$108.84 |
$226,390 |
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Industries of Employment
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other * |
| United States - 2018 |
| Industry | Percent of total |
- Ambulatory healthcare services
| 48% |
- Hospitals; state, local, and private
| 29% |
- Federal government, excluding postal service
| 9% |
| 7% |
- Educational services; state, local, and private
| 5% |
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Knowledge
| People in this career often know a lot about: |
- Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
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- English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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- Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
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- Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
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- Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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Skills
| People in this career often have these skills: |
- Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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- Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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- Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
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- Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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- Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
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Interests
| People in this career often prefer these work environments: |
- Investigative
Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
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- Social
Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
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- Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
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Work Styles
| People in this career will do well at jobs that need: |
- Integrity
Job requires being honest and ethical.
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- Attention to Detail
Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
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- Dependability
Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
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- Concern for Others
Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
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- Achievement/Effort
Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
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Other Resources
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- O*NET Online
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Projected Employment
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| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other * |
| Vermont |
| 2018 employment |
947 |
| 2028 employment |
953 |
Annual percent change
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0.1% |
Annual projected job openings
(due to change and separations) |
29 |
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Education and Experience:
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other * |
- Typical education needed for entry
Doctoral or professional degree
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- Work experience in a related occupation
None
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- Typical on-the-job training needed to attain competency
Internship/residency
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Job Zone
| Extensive Preparation Needed |
- Specific Vocational Preparation Range
(8.0 and above) - A typical worker will require
over 4 years up to and including 10 years or more
of training to achieve average performance in this occupation.
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Education Level
| How much education do most people in this career have? |
| Education level |  | Percent of
U.S. Workers |
Doctoral or professional degree
or post-MA certificate | | 96% |
Master's degree or
post-BA certificate | | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree | | 0% |
| Associate's degree | | 0% |
Certificate or some college,
no degree | | 0% |
High school diploma
or equivalent | | 4% |
| Less than high school diploma | | 0% |
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Licensing
| Vermont may require an occupational license: |
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Abilities
| People in this career often have talent in: |
- Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
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- Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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- Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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- Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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- Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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Work Activities
| In general, what you might do: |
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
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- Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
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- Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
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- Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
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- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
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Detailed Work Activities
| What you might do in a day: |
- Operate on patients to treat conditions.
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- Diagnose medical conditions.
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- Record patient medical histories.
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- Treat chronic diseases or disorders.
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Tasks
| On the job, you would: |
- Perform ophthalmic surgeries such as cataract, glaucoma, refractive, corneal, vitro-retinal, eye muscle, or oculoplastic surgeries.
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- Perform comprehensive examinations of the visual system to determine the nature or extent of ocular disorders.
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- Diagnose or treat injuries, disorders, or diseases of the eye and eye structures including the cornea, sclera, conjunctiva, or eyelids.
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- Document or evaluate patients' medical histories.
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- Provide or direct the provision of postoperative care.
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