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Ophthalmic technician jobs in Kentucky

open ophthalmic technician jobs in Kentucky at . BLS measures a median of $18.75 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Kentucky) for ophthalmic medical technicians here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the ophthalmic technician jobs are in Kentucky

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What ophthalmic technicians earn in Kentucky

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Kentucky

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Kentucky, May 2025

$18.75/hr ($38,990 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Kentucky)

Median for ophthalmic medical technicians, against $21.91 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, national) for the whole US; 1,570 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Kentucky) employed in Kentucky.

By metro area

  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$19.91/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN) · 750 (source: BLS OEWS, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN) employed
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$21.21/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN) · 570 (source: BLS OEWS, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN) employed
  • Lexington-Fayette, KY$18.82/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lexington-Fayette, KY) · 230 (source: BLS OEWS, Lexington-Fayette, KY) employed
  • Bowling Green, KY$17.01/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Bowling Green, KY) · 110 (source: BLS OEWS, Bowling Green, KY) employed
  • Clarksville, TN-KY$17.62/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Clarksville, TN-KY) · 70 (source: BLS OEWS, Clarksville, TN-KY) employed
  • Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$17.98/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH) · 60 (source: BLS OEWS, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH) employed
  • Paducah, KY-IL$18.75/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Paducah, KY-IL) · 60 (source: BLS OEWS, Paducah, KY-IL) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring ophthalmic technicians in Kentucky

What the job takes

On-the-job training or an ophthalmic assisting program, then IJCAHPO certification.

  • Certification

    Certified ophthalmic assistant or technician (COA, COT)

    International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology

Ophthalmic technician jobs in Kentucky: common questions

How much do ophthalmic technicians make in Kentucky?

Too few open ophthalmic technician jobs in Kentucky post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $18.75/hr ($38,990 a year) for ophthalmic medical technicians in Kentucky (May 2025), against $21.91 nationally, 39th highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in Kentucky are the most ophthalmic technician jobs?

Lexington (3), Ashland (2), Bowling Green (2), Elizabethtown (2) and Florence (2). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring ophthalmic technicians in Kentucky?

By open jobs on this board: Keplr Vision (3), Visionworks (3) and Ephraim McDowell Health (1). In all, 6 employers have ophthalmic technician jobs open in Kentucky.

What do you need to work as an ophthalmic technician in Kentucky?

On-the-job training or an ophthalmic assisting program, then IJCAHPO certification. Certified ophthalmic assistant or technician (COA, COT) (International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Kentucky's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Kentucky, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Kentucky, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Ophthalmic Medical Technicians (SOC 29-2057), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Ophthalmic Medical Technicians by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Certified ophthalmic assistant or technician (COA, COT): International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Ophthalmic technician jobs in Kentucky. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/ophthalmic-technician/kentucky

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