| State | State Licensing Board or Department website | State Licensing Requirements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No state optician board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Alaska | Professional Licensing - Dispensing Opticians | Meets Requirements | |
| American Samoa | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Arizona | Arizona Board of Dispensing Opticians | Meets Requirements | |
| Arkansas | Arkansas State Board of Dispensing Opticians | Meets Requirements | |
| California | California State Board of Optometry | Meets Requirements | |
| Colorado | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Connecticut | Board of Examiners for Opticians | Meets Requirements | |
| Delaware | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| District of Columbia | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Federated States of Micronesia | FSM Department of Health and Social Affairs | Meets Requirements | |
| Florida | Florida Board of Opticianry | Meets Requirements | |
| Georgia | Georgia State Board of Dispensing Opticians | Meets Requirements | |
| Guam | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Hawaii | Professional & Vocational Licensing Division | Dispensing Optician Program | Meets Requirements | |
| Idaho | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Illinois | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Indiana | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Iowa | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Kansas | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Kentucky | KENTUCKY BOARD OF OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERS | Meets Requirements | |
| Louisiana | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Maine | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Maryland | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Massachusetts | Board of Registration of Dispensing Opticians | Mass.gov | Meets Requirements | |
| Michigan | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Minnesota | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Mississippi | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Missouri | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Montana | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Nebraska | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Nevada | Nevada State Board of Dispensing Opticians | Meets Requirements | |
| New Hampshire | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| New Jersey | State Board of Examiners of Ophthalmic Dispensers and Ophthalmic Technicians | Meets Requirements | |
| New Mexico | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| New York | NYS Ophthalmic Dispensing:License Requirements | Does Not Meet Requirements | |
| North Carolina | NC Board of Opticians | Does Not Meet Requirements | |
| North Dakota | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Ohio | Ohio Vision Professionals Board | Meets Requirements | |
| Oklahoma | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Oregon | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Pennsylvania | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Puerto Rico | Examining Board | Meets Requirements | |
| Republic of Palau | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Rhode Island | Optometrists/Opticians | Department of Health | Does Not Meet Requirements | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Board of Examiners in Opticianry | Does Not Meet Requirements | |
| South Dakota | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Tennessee | Health Professional Boards Board of Dispensing Opticians | Meets Requirements | |
| Texas | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Utah | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Vermont | Opticians - Office of Professional Regulation, Vermont Secretary of State | Meets Requirements | |
| Virginia | Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians | Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation | Meets Requirements | |
| Washington | Dispensing Optician - Licensing Requirements | Washington State Department of Health | Meets Requirements | |
| West Virginia | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Wisconsin | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements | |
| Wyoming | No state board (ABO/NCLE recommended) | Meets Requirements |
