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Ophthalmic technician jobs in New Jersey

8 open ophthalmic technician jobs in New Jersey at 3 employers. BLS measures a median of $23.58 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in New Jersey, opens in a new tab) for ophthalmic medical technicians here.

8
Open in NJ
3
Employers hiring
8
Towns
$23.58
BLS median in NJ
12th of 52 states and territories

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Where the ophthalmic technician jobs are in New Jersey

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 New Jersey

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 New Jersey

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

Measured by BLS in New Jersey, May 2025

$23.58/hr ($49,050 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in New Jersey, opens in a new tab)

Median for ophthalmic medical technicians, against $21.91 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 4,150 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in New Jersey, opens in a new tab) employed in New Jersey.

By metro area

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 New Jersey

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

    Official page

Ophthalmic technician jobs in New Jersey: common questions

How much do ophthalmic technicians make in New Jersey?

Too few open ophthalmic technician jobs in New Jersey post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $23.58/hr ($49,050 a year) for ophthalmic medical technicians in New Jersey (May 2025), against $21.91 nationally, 12th highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in New Jersey are the most ophthalmic technician jobs?

Cedar Knolls (1), Jersey City (1), Marlton (1), Oakland (1) and Sewell (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring ophthalmic technicians in New Jersey?

By open jobs on this board: Refocus Eye Health (6), MedElite Group (1) and Mid Atlantic Retina (1). In all, 3 employers have ophthalmic technician jobs open in New Jersey.

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

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 New Jersey'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 New Jersey, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in New Jersey, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Ophthalmic Medical Technicians (SOC 29-2057), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Ophthalmic Medical Technicians by metropolitan area, published May 15, 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 New Jersey. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/ophthalmic-technician/new-jersey

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