Optometry Rated 'Excellent' Career Choice by U.S. News and World Report

Optometry Rated 'Excellent' Career Choice by U.S. News and World Report

TAHLEQUAH - Optometry is rated the number two career in the "excellent" category of a guide to careers that appeared January 5 on the U.S. News and World Report web site. The article described 39 different careers and categorized them into excellent, good, fair, and poor.

The job ratings were based on objective and subjective criteria. The objective information is gleaned largely from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-2007 edition. The subjective information is based on author Marty Nemko's interviews and discussions with clients.

In the U.S. News and World Report guide, Optometry is touted as a "one-on-one helping career that will serve the massive numbers of boomers." The ASCO website is included as a resource for learning more about Optometry as a career choice.

Also recommended is the information on optometry in the Occupational Outlook Handbook. The Occupational Outlook Handbook notes that for optometry, "Employment is expected to grow faster than average in response to the vision care needs of a growing and aging population. Greater recognition of the importance of vision care, along with rising personal incomes and growth in employee vision care plans, also will spur job growth."

ASCO President Larry J. Davis said, "Over the years optometric educators have recognized that optometrists are often the most influential factor that causes our students to pursue a career in optometry - a testimony to the career satisfaction that they experience and communicate to others. It is wonderful to have those positive perceptions validated by folks on the outside looking in."

As the only optometry college in the state of Oklahoma, NSU College of Optometry is bolstered by this news and many of its physicians parallel Davis' feelings. Dr. George Foster, NSU's dean of the College of Optometry said, "It\'d5s so good to see such a positive endorsement for NSU's Optometry product. Being on Optometric Physician who as a primary eye care provider that provides clear, sharp, comfortable, and efficient vision and takes care of most eye conditions that require diagnosis, treatment and management for most people most of the time is very humbling. NSU has much to be proud of with our students and graduates."

1/24/2006

Published: 2006-01-24 00:00:00