Opticians, Dispensing
Tasks Include:
- Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.
- Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.
- Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses.
- Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
- Maintain records of customer prescriptions, work orders, and payments.
- Perform administrative duties, such as tracking inventory and sales, submitting patient insurance information, and performing simple bookkeeping.
- Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.
- Sell goods such as contact lenses, spectacles, sunglasses, and goods related to eyes, in general.
- Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +22.5%
National: +3.6%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$39,610.00
State
$50,850.00
Regional
Opticians, Dispensing
Description
Career Cluster: | Health Science |
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.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 45.83%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 25%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 25%
- Some College Courses = 4.17%
Related Work Experience
- None = 37.50%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 29.17%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 20.83%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 8.33%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.17%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 33.33%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 20.83%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 12.50%
- None = 8.33%
- Up to and including 1 month = 8.33%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 8.33%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.17%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.17%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 37.50%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 20.83%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 12.50%
- None or short demonstration = 8.33%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 8.33%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 8.33%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.17%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.
- Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.
- Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses.
- Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
- Maintain records of customer prescriptions, work orders, and payments.
- Perform administrative duties, such as tracking inventory and sales, submitting patient insurance information, and performing simple bookkeeping.
- Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.
- Sell goods such as contact lenses, spectacles, sunglasses, and goods related to eyes, in general.
- Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands.
- Evaluate prescriptions in conjunction with clients' vocational and avocational visual requirements.
- Instruct clients in how to wear and care for eyeglasses.
- Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses.
- Show customers how to insert, remove, and care for their contact lenses.
- Repair damaged frames.
- Obtain a customer's previous record, or verify a prescription with the examining optometrist or ophthalmologist.
- Arrange and maintain displays of optical merchandise.
- Fabricate lenses to meet prescription specifications.
- Grind lens edges, or apply coatings to lenses.
- Assemble eyeglasses by cutting and edging lenses, and fitting the lenses into frames.
- Supervise the training of student opticians.
- Order and purchase frames and lenses.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Opticians tools or accessories (Angling pliers)
- Combination refractor keratometers (Autorefractors)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Bracing pliers)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Bushing pullers)
- Cash registers
- Opticians tools or accessories (Chain nose pliers)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Cold-bend pliers)
- Lens measuring equipment (Contact lens thickness gauges)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Contact lens tweezers)
- Electronic funds transfer point of sale equipment (Credit card processing machines)
- Desktop computers
- Calipers (Dial calipers)
- Calipers (Digital calipers)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Digital pupilometers)
- Opticians tools or accessories (End piece pliers)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Flat nose pliers)
- Ophthalmic lensometers (Focimeters)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Frame warmers)
- Files (Half-round files)
- Hex keys (Hex wrenches)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Hollow snipe pliers)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Lens aligning pliers)
- Lens measuring equipment (Lens analyzers)
- Lens measuring equipment (Lens clocks)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Lens files)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Millimeter rules)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Nose pad adjusting pliers)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Optical cutting pliers)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Optical screwdrivers)
- Ophthalmic lensometers (Optometric lensometers)
- Personal computers
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Pickup screwdrivers)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Pupillometers)
- Tweezers (Screw-holding tweezers)
- Eye charts or vision cards (Snellen eye charts)
- Opticians tools or accessories (Snipe nose pliers)
- Screwdrivers (Straight screwdrivers)
Technologies Include:
- Medical software
- Compulink Eyecare Advantage
- Cygnet Infotech Optifocus
- Diversified Ophthalmics Practice Maximus
- EMRlogic Systems ENTERPRISE Visions
- First Insight MaximEyes
- HealthLine Systems Eyecom
- Insight Software My Vision Express
- OfficeMate Software Solutions OfficeMate
- Specialist Data Solutions OctoPlus
- Point of sale POS software
- Point of sale POS software
- Project management software
- EZ-Zone Optizone Enterprise
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Special Requirements
http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/HAS-Opticians/
Required Fees:
For More Information, Contact:
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation – Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians
Phone: (80.4) .8590
TTY: (80.4) .509
Fax: (86.6) .9693
http://
[email protected]
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Additional Resources
For general information about a career as a dispensing optician and about continuing education, as well as a list of State licensing boards for opticianry, contact:
Opticians Association of America
7023 Little River Turnpike
Suite 207
Annandale, VA 22003
http://www.opticians.org
For general information about a career as a dispensing optician and a list of accredited training programs, contact:
Commission on Opticianry Accreditation
7023 Little River Turnpike
Suite 207
Annandale, VA 22003
http://www.coaccreditation.com
For general information on opticianry and a list of home-study programs, seminars, and review materials, contact:
National Academy of Opticianry
8401 Corporate Dr.
Suite 605
Landover, MD 20785
http://www.nao.org
To learn about voluntary certification for opticians who fit spectacles, as well as State licensing boards of opticianry, contact:
American Board of Opticianry
6506 Loisdale Rd.
Suite 209
Springfield, VA 22150
http://www.abo.org
For information on voluntary certification for dispensing opticians who fit contact lenses, contact:
National Contact Lens Examiners
6506 Loisdale Rd.
Suite 209
Springfield, VA 22150
http://www.abo.org
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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97.00 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
81.25 | Sales and Marketing | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
72.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
70.75 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
69.50 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
66.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
62.50 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
60.50 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
55.25 | Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
52.00 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
51.00 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
50.00 | Personnel and Human Resources | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
72.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
68.75 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
62.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
62.50 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
56.25 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
56.25 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
56.25 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
56.25 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
68.75 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
68.75 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
65.50 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
65.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
65.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
59.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
59.50 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
50.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
50.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
50.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
95.75 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
92.75 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
88.50 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
88.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
86.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
86.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
83.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
82.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
79.25 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
79.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
77.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
76.25 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
76.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
76.00 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
75.00 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
75.00 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
72.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
72.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
72.00 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
71.75 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
69.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
69.75 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
69.50 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
69.50 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
67.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
67.50 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
67.50 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
66.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
65.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
61.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
61.50 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
57.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
57.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
55.50 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
52.25 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
52.00 | Staffing Organizational Units | Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
92.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
86.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
86.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
85.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
84.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
81.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
80.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
78.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
74.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
73.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
72.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
69.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
68.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
66.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
56.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
53.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
66.67 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
100.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
100.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
96.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
95.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
95.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
95.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
89.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
88.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
88.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
83.40 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
80.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
79.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
79.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
77.60 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
76.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
75.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
74.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
72.40 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
70.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
65.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
65.20 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
63.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
63.40 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
60.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
58.40 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
54.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
53.00 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $29,540.00 | $39,610.00 | $52,000.00 |
Virginia | $31,390.00 | $50,850.00 | $60,290.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $42,383.75 | $61,391.27 | $70,699.81 |
Bay Consortium | $42,124.14 | $61,759.92 | $69,866.99 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $38,486.50 | $54,676.75 | $63,927.13 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $34,094.96 | $48,390.06 | $54,867.82 |
Crater Area | $36,948.58 | $52,746.30 | $63,841.98 |
Greater Peninsula | $34,713.86 | $50,339.20 | $58,620.73 |
Hampton Roads | $35,689.99 | $51,026.65 | $59,130.60 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $29,682.64 | $47,027.63 | $54,777.48 |
Northern Virginia | $41,178.13 | $61,289.51 | $70,535.74 |
Piedmont Workforce | $41,822.99 | $56,836.70 | $66,118.23 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $33,819.77 | $52,502.27 | $57,902.13 |
Southwestern Virginia | $31,391.91 | $45,784.63 | $54,019.42 |
West Piedmont | $29,925.64 | $49,778.45 | $54,155.46 |
Western Virginia | $34,346.26 | $49,168.89 | $56,950.92 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 74,800 | 77,500 | +3.6% |
Virginia | 2,052 | 2,514 | +22.5% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
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The related occupations here have similar general capabilities and interests; career explorers may also be interested in the related occupations:- Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
- Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Optometrists
- Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
- Pharmacy Aides
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Endoscopy Technicians
- Medical Equipment Preparers
- Medical Assistants
- Hearing Aid Specialists
- Pharmacists
- Dental Assistants
- Orthotists and Prosthetists
- Audiologists
- Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
- Surgical Technologists
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- Neurodiagnostic Technologists
- Phlebotomists
- Pediatric Surgeons
Careers in Therapeutic Services Pathway:
- Acupuncturists
- Acute Care Nurses
- Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
- Allergists and Immunologists
- Anesthesiologist Assistants
- Anesthesiologists
- Art Therapists
- Athletic Trainers
- Audiologists
- Cardiologists
- Chiropractors
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Critical Care Nurses
- Dental Assistants
- Dental Hygienists
- Dentists, All Other Specialists
- Dentists, General
- Dermatologists
- Dietetic Technicians
- Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Emergency Medicine Physicians
- Exercise Physiologists
- Family Medicine Physicians
- General Internal Medicine Physicians
- Genetic Counselors
- Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
- Hearing Aid Specialists
- Home Health Aides
- Hospitalists
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
- Medical Assistants
- Midwives
- Music Therapists
- Naturopathic Physicians
- Neurologists
- Nurse Anesthetists
- Nurse Midwives
- Nurse Practitioners
- Nursing Assistants
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Aides
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
- Opticians, Dispensing
- Optometrists
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Orthodontists
- Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Orthoptists
- Orthotists and Prosthetists
- Pediatric Surgeons
- Pediatricians, General
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
- Physical Therapist Aides
- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Physical Therapists
- Physician Assistants
- Physicians, All Other
- Physicians, Pathologists
- Podiatrists
- Preventive Medicine Physicians
- Prosthodontists
- Psychiatric Aides
- Psychiatric Technicians
- Psychiatrists
- Radiation Therapists
- Radiologists
- Recreational Therapists
- Registered Nurses
- Respiratory Therapists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Sports Medicine Physicians
- Surgeons, All Other
- Surgical Technologists
- Therapists, All Other
- Urologists
- Veterinarians
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: New York State Department of Labor; New Jersey Department of Labor; California Occupational Information Coordinating Committee; CareerOneStop. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Ophthalmology/Optometry
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Opticians, Dispensing
Titles
- American Board of Opticianry Certified Master Optician (ABO Certified Master Optician)
- American Board of Opticianry Certified Optician (ABO Certified Optician)
- Certified Optician
- Contact Lens Fitter
- Contact Lens Technician
- Dispensing and Measuring Optician
- Dispensing Optician
- Dispensing Optician Apprentice
- Eyeglass Fitter
- Laboratory Technician
- Licensed Dispensing Optician
- Licensed Optical Dispenser
- Licensed Optician
- Ophthalmic Dispenser
- Optical Assistant
- Optical Dispenser
- Optical Manager
- Optical Technician
- Optician
- Optician Apprentice
- Optician Manager
- Optometric Assistant
- Optometric Technician
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Opticians, Dispensing
Related Schools
- J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
- Southwest Virginia Community College
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