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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
• 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
• Lens Cementer
• 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 “Prism Measurer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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