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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
• Prism Measurer
• 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 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 “Lens Silverer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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