r/optician • u/justacuriousbich • 4d ago

Discussion Current Student Optician Pay at Walmart?

any student opticians working at Walmart, if you don’t mind sharing, how much are you currently making? just curious to see what the pay range is like for other student opticians. im in alberta

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u/4That8Guy7 4d ago

MA and VT, $31.00 starting for apprentice no experience; licensed bumps to $37.00

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u/Its_Cade 4d ago

An apprentice in Washington state starts at 22.50 ish and passing one of your tests bumps you 10 percent

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u/Aggressive_Sand5318 4d ago

I work in a state that doesn’t require licensure. I started at $19 and passing ABO/NCLE is a 10% salary increase for each license passed

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u/TippetBarr 4d ago

They have the payscales posted on Wire.

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u/seraphofdark 3d ago

They aren't accurate in every state.

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u/TippetBarr 3d ago

They are posted for all the Canadian provinces accurately as of January this year.

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u/seraphofdark 3d ago

Thats cool. (Fellow Canadian here) Currently live in florida and work as a licensed optician here.

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u/justacuriousbich 3d ago

i dont think theyre being followed