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Opticians, Dispensing

Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames. Includes contact lens opticians.

$47,260 medianTraining or associate

O*NET 31.0 · 29-2081.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Arrange and maintain displays of optical merchandise.
  2. 02Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.
  3. 03Grind lens edges, or apply coatings to lenses.
  4. 04Repair damaged frames.
  5. 05Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.
  6. 06Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.
  7. 07Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
  8. 08Maintain records of customer prescriptions, work orders, and payments.
  9. 09Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands.
  10. 10Show customers how to insert, remove, and care for their contact lenses.
  11. 11Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses.
  12. 12Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

Dispensing OpticianLicensed Dispensing Optician (LDO)Licensed OpticianOpticianCertified OpticianContact Lens TechnicianOphthalmic DispenserOptical TechnicianOptometric TechnicianRegistered Optician

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Knowledge the job leans on

Customer and Personal ServiceSales and MarketingMathematicsProduction and ProcessingAdministrativeEnglish LanguageAdministration and ManagementEducation and Training

Skills that carry over from service

Service OrientationPersuasionCoordinationSocial PerceptivenessComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingTime ManagementInstructing