Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Manufacturing
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.

What an ophthalmic laboratory technician does

Become an ophthalmic laboratory technician

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good ophthalmic laboratory technician

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Reading work related information.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

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Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician job outlook

  • There are 448 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 159 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

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Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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