I'm an Optician and someone with a background in Health Sciences, even with no prior optical experience, would be worth calling in for an interview if they applied. I'm a licensed dispensing optician in the state of Arizona, and I also manage the whole store. It takes 3 years to become licensed if that is something you would want, it's all on the job training. My first year as an unlicensed optician, just a regular team member, not a manager, working 32-40 hours I pulled in 29k. Last year I made 70k, this is a career that doesn't require any education, but it is sales and customer service. My work schedule is usually 10-630, with one day 12-8. It's retail so we work weekends and holidays though, and there's often split days off. Everything has a trade off.