Ophthalmic Medical Technicians build social perceptiveness, service orientation and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Medical Assistants (86%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical Assistants | 86% | $45,690 | 0% | None |
| 2 | Respiratory Therapists | 84% | $82,280 | +81% | None |
| 3 | Dental Assistants | 82% | $48,070 | +5% | None |
| 4 | Radiation Therapists | 80% | $105,310 | +131% | None |
| 5 | Phlebotomists | 80% | $45,230 | −1% | None |
| 6 | Endoscopy Technicians | 78% | $48,430Pay for the broader BLS group “Healthcare Support Workers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Surgical Assistants | 78% | $66,800 | +47% | None |
| 8 | Physical Therapist Assistants | 75% | $68,380 | +50% | None |
| 9 | Nursing Assistants | 72% | $42,260 | −7% | None |
| 10 | Exercise Physiologists | 70% | $59,460 | +30% | Bachelor's degree |
Compared with Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, median $45,570. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as ophthalmic medical technicians (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
86% skill match · $45,690 · 0% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Social Perceptiveness · Management of Material Resources
84% skill match · $82,280 · +81% pay
Operation and Control · Operations Monitoring · Complex Problem Solving
82% skill match · $48,070 · +5% pay
Technology Design · Management of Material Resources · Management of Financial Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Medical Assistants (86% skill match, median $45,690), Respiratory Therapists (84% skill match, median $82,280) and Dental Assistants (82% skill match, median $48,070), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 13 pay more than ophthalmic medical technicians at the median. The biggest increases: Nurse Anesthetists (+419%, $236,590), Radiation Therapists (+131%, $105,310) and Registered Nurses (+114%, $97,550).
20 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. One usually needs a graduate degree: Nurse Anesthetists.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.