Ophthalmic Lab Technician

Job Description

Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters. Excludes Opticians, Dispensing (29-2081).

LABORATORY CAREER PATHWAY

Ophthalmic Lab
Technician
Phlebotomist
Ophthalmic Medical
Technician
Clinical Laboratory
Technologist
Medical Laboratory
Sciencist
Biomedical
Engineer
Medical
Sciencist
Biochemists and
Biophysicist

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EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
  • High School or Less
REGIONAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS

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10 year growth increase

AVERAGE

Job Demand

$14 - 20

Wage Range
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