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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.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9083.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 34,220.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
• Currently, there are 28,570 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians”.

Also Known As…

• Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
• Surfacing Technician
• Polisher
• Optical Technician
• Optical Lab Technician (Optical Laboratory Technician)
• Line Operator
• Lens Grinder and Polisher
• Lab Technician (Laboratory Technician)
• Grinder
• Finishing Lab Technician
• Edger Technician
• Test Technician
• Surfacer
• Surface Room Shop Optician
• Surface Grinder
• Spotter
• Spectacle Truer
• Prism Measurer
• Prescription Eyeglass Maker
• Precision Optical Goods Worker
• Precision Lens Polisher
• Precision Lens Grinder
• Precision Lens Generator
• Precision Lens Centerer and Edger
• Optical Worker
• Optical Mechanic
• Optical Laboratory Mechanic
• Optical Instrument Assembler
• Optical Goods Drilling Machine Operator
• Optical Goods Drill Operator
• Optical Element Coater
• Optical Coating Technician
• Ophthalmic Technician
• Lens Silverer
• Lens Shaper Grinder
• Lens Polisher
• Lens Mounter
• Lens Mold Setter
• Lens Maker
• Lens Grinder
• Lens Generator
• Lens Finisher
• Lens Fabricating Machine Tender
• Lens Edger
• Lens Dotter
• Lens Cutter
• Lens Coating Technician
• Layout Technician
• Laboratory Operations Coordinator (Lab Operations Coordinator)
• Laboratory Monitor (Lab Monitor)
• Hospital Laboratory Technician (Hospital Lab Technician)
• Hand Lens Polisher
• Hand Glass Cutter
• Glass Silverer
• Glass Frame Fitter
• Glass Cutter
• Eyeglass Maker
• Eyeglass Lens Cutter
• Eyeglass Cutter
• Eyeglass Assembler
• Edge Grinder
• Driller
• Dotter
• Diamond Grinder
• Cylinder Worker
• Cylinder Grinder
• Contact Lens Technician
• Contact Lens Manufacturer
• Contact Lens Lathe Operator
• Contact Lens Cutter
• Contact Lens Blocker and Cutter
• Contact Lens Blocker
• Beveler
• Bevel Polisher
• Benchroom Shop Optician
• Bench Hand
• Artificial Plastic Eye Maker
• Artificial Glass Eye Maker

Tasks for “Lens Cementer”

• Adjust lenses and frames to correct alignment.
• Inspect lens blanks to detect flaws, verify smoothness of surface, and ensure thickness of coating on lenses.
• Repair broken parts, using precision hand tools and soldering irons.
• Clean finished lenses and eyeglasses, using cloths and solvents.
• Position and adjust cutting tools to specified curvature, dimensions, and depth of cut.
• Set dials and start machines to polish lenses or hold lenses against rotating wheels to polish them manually.
• Mount and secure lens blanks or optical lenses in holding tools or chucks of cutting, polishing, grinding, or coating machines.
• Remove lenses from molds and separate lenses in containers for further processing or storage.
• Mount, secure, and align finished lenses in frames or optical assemblies, using precision hand tools.
• Set up machines to polish, bevel, edge, or grind lenses, flats, blanks, or other precision optical elements.
• Select lens blanks, molds, tools, and polishing or grinding wheels, according to production specifications.
• Assemble eyeglass frames and attach shields, nose pads, and temple pieces, using pliers, screwdrivers, and drills.
• Shape lenses appropriately so that they can be inserted into frames.
• Lay out lenses and trace lens outlines on glass, using templates.
• Inspect, weigh, and measure mounted or unmounted lenses after completion to verify alignment and conformance to specifications, using precision instruments.
• Examine prescriptions, work orders, or broken or used eyeglasses to determine specifications for lenses, contact lenses, or other optical elements.
• Immerse eyeglass frames in solutions to harden, soften, or dye frames.
• Control equipment that coats lenses to alter their reflective qualities.

Related Technology & Tools

• Optical slit lamps
• Rimless scribe tools
• Sagitta gauges
• Bent post pliers
• Flathead screwdrivers
• Prescription lens aligners
• Hex nut wrenches
• Optical chain nose pliers
• Edge polishers
• Screw grippers
• Flat nose pliers
• Lens tinting equipment
• Pupilometers
• Retinal cameras
• Lensometers
• Lens thickness calipers
• Cutting pliers
• Specular microscopes
• Trial lens sets
• Mini power drills
• Self-closing tweezers
• Spectrophotometers
• Mini screwdrivers
• Zylonite files
• Lens groovers
• Pupillary distance rulers
• Lens polishing machines
• Wheel cutters
• Ball cutters
• pH testers
• Angling pliers
• Exophthalometers
• Snipe nose pliers
• Phillips screwdrivers
• Optical tweezers
• Frame shaping pliers
• Lens coating machines
• Lens grinding machines
• Rimless assembly measuring tools
• Chipping pliers
• Lens cutting machines
• Finger-piece pliers
• Visual field testers
• Handheld tonometers
• Bench polishers
• Phoropters
• Corneal topographers
• Stereopsis testers
• Frame adjusting pliers
• Deblocking pliers
• Argon lasers
• Electric soldering kits
• Drill presses
• Soldering torches
• Keratometers
• Side cutting pliers
• Nylon-brass mallets
• Riveting hammers
• Tapered eyewire closure pliers
• Optical prisms
• Pad removing tweezers
• Nut wrenches
• Lens sizing pliers
• 3-way screwdrivers
• Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet Nd:YAG lasers
• Lab snips
• Diagnostic retinoscopes
• Soldering irons
• Screw extracting pliers
• Soldering clamps
• Potential acuity meters PAM
• Carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
• Pachymeters
• Ultrasonic cleaners

• Electronic medical record EMR software
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Eyeglass design software
• Microsoft Outlook