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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”.

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Tasks for “Optical Element Coater”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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