• Determine if optometrists relocate for work, in which states job availability is lower, where most optometrists' and optician's job applications come from, and obtain statistics on challenges that they face that hinder their careers.

Optometrists' Job Application Journey

• The data on where most job applications for optometrists come from was not available.
• The following top optometry job posting sites can give an indication on where most applicants go to apply for these jobs: Covalent Careers, American Optometric Association, Berkeley School of Optometry, Local Eye Site, iHireOptometry, Indeed, Glassdoor, Google for Jobs, Monster, and Careerbuilder.

Optometrists' Career Challenges

• Some of the challenges that optical professionals are facing include the transforming demographics of this field and an increasingly ageing population.
•  Future technology innovations might also reduce the availability of jobs as people now rely more on automation.