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HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSING OR TREATING PRACTITIONERS, ALL OTHER

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Occupation Description:

All healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners not listed separately.

Specialized Occupations:

Naturopathic Physicians (ONET code: 29-1299.01)

Orthoptists (ONET code: 29-1299.02)


	Occupation Description:

	Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.


	Typical Tasks:

	Perform diagnostic tests or measurements, such as motor testing, visual acuity testing, lensometry, retinoscopy, and color vision testing. Examine patients with problems related to ocular motility, binocular vision, amblyopia, or strabismus. Provide instructions to patients or family members concerning diagnoses or treatment plans. Provide nonsurgical interventions, including corrective lenses, patches, drops, fusion exercises, or stereograms, to treat conditions such as strabismus, heterophoria, and convergence insufficiency. Evaluate, diagnose, or treat disorders of the visual system with an emphasis on binocular vision or abnormal eye movements. Interpret clinical or diagnostic test results. Develop or use special test and communication techniques to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of children or disabled patients.


	Knowledge:

	Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.. English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.. Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.. Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.. Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.. Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.. Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment..

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Wage Information:

Region	Average Annual	Average Hourly	Entry Level (hourly)	Mid-Range (hourly)
Statewide	$115,775.00	$55.66	$31.53	$38.52 - $68.62
Bridgeport/Stamford	$122,759.00	$59.02	$30.68	$32.30 - $71.02
Danbury	$121,750.00	$58.54	$30.45	$38.46 - $75.38
Hartford	$121,338.00	$58.33	$30.49	$33.56 - $75.50
New Haven	$107,955.00	$51.90	$33.02	$40.00 - $64.53

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Region	Employment		Average Annual Growth Rate	Average Annual Job Openings
Region	2022	2032	Average Annual Growth Rate	Average Annual Job Openings
State of Connecticut	520	580	0.1%	37

Key:

N/A = Not Applicable, ***** = Over $60.00 per hour, ##### = Over $124,821

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