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Opticians, Dispensing

SOC 29-2081.00

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.

Zone 3 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Speaking

4.0

Active Listening

3.8

Reading Comprehension

3.6

Critical Thinking

3.4

Service Orientation

3.4

Writing

3.2

Social Perceptiveness

3.2

Persuasion

3.1

Knowledge Areas 8

Customer and Personal Service

4.7

Sales and Marketing

3.9

Mathematics

3.8

English Language

3.6

Administration and Management

3.3

Clerical

3.3

Production and Processing

3.1

Economics and Accounting

2.9

Key Tasks

1Evaluate prescriptions in conjunction with clients' vocational and avocational visual requirements.

2Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.

3Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.

4Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.

5Sell goods such as contact lenses, spectacles, sunglasses, and other goods related to eyes in general.

Also Known As

Certified Optician Contact Lens Fitter Contact Lens Technician Dispensing and Measuring Optician Dispensing Optician Dispensing Optician Apprentice Eyeglass Fitter Licensed Dispensing Optician (LDO) Licensed Optical Dispenser Licensed Optician