Career Opportunities

The employment rate of our graduates is close to 100%.

Career opportunities include working in:

• Optical healthcare establishments.
• Health centers, primary care centers, and hospitals.
• Ophthalmology centers and clinics.
• Optical industry: commercial and management technician roles.

Main functions:

• Detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of visual health problems.
• Fitting and adaptation of glasses and contact lenses.
• Visual rehabilitation and advice on visual hygiene and ergonomics.
• Measurements and clinical diagnostic tests for surgical interventions.

Upon completing the bachelor’s degree, our graduates acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to enter the labor market.

They also have the opportunity to continue their education through master’s degree studies in order to deepen their knowledge in a more specialized field, or to focus their professional career on research by pursuing a PhD: see the UPC’s offer of university master’s degrees and doctoral programs.

Master’s Degree in Optometry and Vision Sciences

According to the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency, 100% of graduates are employed.

This degree provides added value to the profession of optometrist in its different areas of specialization and responds to the social demand for specialized professionals.

Some of the most common career opportunities are:

• Technical management of optical establishments.
• Optometrist in public or private healthcare centers (primary care centers, ophthalmology services, ophthalmology clinics, optometric practices, vision therapy centers, etc.).
• Product Manager in multinational companies.
• Research in public and private centers and institutions.
• Teaching and research at a university, after completing a PhD.

The Master’s Degree in Optometry and Vision Sciences provides professional specialization, improves applied clinical skills, and prepares students for research, offering the possibility of starting an academic career through doctoral studies.