var selectedOptionText = $('#mySelectID').find(":selected").text();//selected option text var selectedOptionVal = $('#mySelectID').find(":selected").val();//selected option value
$('#id').children(':selected').text();
$("#mySelect option:selected").html();
$('#id option:selected').text()
$("select.your-select").change(function(){ $(this).children("option:selected").val(); });
$("#vacc_wellness_agegroups option:selected").val();
$("#id option:selected").text();
$( "#myselect option:selected" ).text();
jquery get selected option value