Hey guys.
I am a student at UoA New Zealand and intend to apply for BOptom at the end of this year. I would just like to know what the career outlook of optometrist is in both Australia and New Zealand. From my knowledge, optometrist in NZ has average starting salary around 58K in large cities such as Auckland and Wellington. That is not very high for a degree that requires 5 yrs of study = =... I would like to know what the starting salary for Australian optometrists are? I have seem some threads in this forum stating that graduate optometrist in Aussie can earn as high as 100K a year. I wonder if that is possible because 58K in NZ and 100K in Aus is such a big difference. And also how is the employment opportunity for optometrist in Aus?? NZ optom graduates seem to be struggling finding jobs in urban area.
Cheers
I am a student at UoA New Zealand and intend to apply for BOptom at the end of this year. I would just like to know what the career outlook of optometrist is in both Australia and New Zealand. From my knowledge, optometrist in NZ has average starting salary around 58K in large cities such as Auckland and Wellington. That is not very high for a degree that requires 5 yrs of study = =... I would like to know what the starting salary for Australian optometrists are? I have seem some threads in this forum stating that graduate optometrist in Aussie can earn as high as 100K a year. I wonder if that is possible because 58K in NZ and 100K in Aus is such a big difference. And also how is the employment opportunity for optometrist in Aus?? NZ optom graduates seem to be struggling finding jobs in urban area.
Cheers