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Opticians, Dispensing
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.
What an optician, dispensing does
Become an optician, dispensing
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good optician, dispensing
- Talking to others.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Looking for ways to help people.
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $24 per hour with an average salary of $49,900 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $19 and $29 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $38,900 and $59,300 per year.
Optician, Dispensing job outlook
- There are 1,877 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 312 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.