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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
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. | Adjust lenses and frames in order to correct alignment. | |||
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Mount, secure, and align finished lenses in frames or optical assemblies, using precision hand tools. | ||||
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Mount and secure lens blanks or optical lenses in holding tools or chucks of cutting, polishing, grinding, or coating machines. | ||||
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Shape lenses appropriately so that they can be inserted into frames. | ||||
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Assemble eyeglass frames and attach shields, nose pads, and temple pieces, using pliers, screwdrivers, and drills. | ||||
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Inspect lens blanks in order to detect flaws, verify smoothness of surface, and ensure thickness of coating on lenses. | ||||
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Clean finished lenses and eyeglasses, using cloths and solvents. | ||||
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Select lens blanks, molds, tools, and polishing or grinding wheels, according to production specifications. | ||||
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Examine prescriptions, work orders, or broken or used eyeglasses in order to determine specifications for lenses, contact lenses, and other optical elements. | ||||
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Set dials and start machines to polish lenses, or hold lenses against rotating wheels in order to polish them manually. | ||||
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Set up machines to polish, bevel, edge, and grind lenses, flats, blanks, and other precision optical elements. | ||||
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Repair broken parts, using precision hand tools and soldering irons. | ||||
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Position and adjust cutting tools to specified curvature, dimensions, and depth of cut. | ||||
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Inspect, weigh, and measure mounted or unmounted lenses after completion in order to verify alignment and conformance to specifications, using precision instruments. | ||||
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Remove lenses from molds, and separate lenses in containers for further processing or storage. | ||||
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Lay out lenses and trace lens outlines on glass, using templates. | ||||
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Immerse eyeglass frames in solutions in order to harden, soften, or dye frames. | ||||
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Control equipment that coats lenses to alter their reflective qualities. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Opthalmic Laboratory Technicians
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
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. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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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. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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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. | |||
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Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. | |||
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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 there is a problem. | |||
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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. | |||
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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. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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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). | |||
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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. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Wrist-Finger Speed | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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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). | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Artificial Glass Eye Maker | |||
Artificial Plastic Eye Maker | |||
Bench Hand | |||
Bench Optician | |||
Benchroom Shop Optician | |||
Bevel Polisher | |||
Beveler | |||
Contact Lens Blocker | |||
Contact Lens Blocker and Cutter | |||
Contact Lens Cutter | |||
Contact Lens Lathe Operator | |||
Contact Lens Manufacturer | |||
Contact Lens Technician | |||
Cylinder Grinder | |||
Cylinder Worker | |||
Diamond Grinder | |||
Dotter | |||
Driller | |||
Edge Grinder | |||
Edger | |||
Edger Technician | |||
Eyeglass Assembler | |||
Eyeglass Cutter | |||
Eyeglass Lens Cutter | |||
Eyeglass Maker | |||
Finishing Lab Technician | |||
Glass Cutter | |||
Glass Frame Fitter | |||
Glass Silverer | |||
Grinder | |||
Hand Glass Cutter | |||
Hand Lens Polisher | |||
Lab Manager | |||
Lab Optician | |||
Lab Technician | |||
Lathe Operator | |||
Layout Technician | |||
Lens Cementer | |||
Lens Coating Technician | |||
Lens Cutter | |||
Lens Dotter | |||
Lens Edger | |||
Lens Fabricating Machine Tender | |||
Lens Finisher | |||
Lens Generator | |||
Lens Grinder | |||
Lens Grinder Apprentice | |||
Lens Grinder and Polisher | |||
Lens Maker | |||
Lens Mold Setter | |||
Lens Mounter | |||
Lens Polisher | |||
Lens Shaper Grinder | |||
Lens Silverer | |||
Line Operator | |||
Ophthalmic Technician | |||
Optical Element Coater | |||
Optical Goods Drill Operator | |||
Optical Goods Drilling Machine Operator | |||
Optical Instrument Assembler | |||
Optical Lab Technician | |||
Optical Laboratory Mechanic | |||
Optical Mechanic | |||
Optical Technician | |||
Optical Worker | |||
Optician | |||
Optician Apprentice | |||
Polisher | |||
Precision Lens Centerer and Edger | |||
Precision Lens Generator | |||
Precision Lens Grinder | |||
Precision Lens Grinder Apprentice | |||
Precision Lens Polisher | |||
Precision Optical Goods Worker | |||
Prescription Eyeglass Maker | |||
Prism Measurer | |||
Spectacle Truer | |||
Spotter | |||
Surface Grinder | |||
Surface Room Floater | |||
Surface Room Shop Optician | |||
Surfacer | |||
Surfacing Technician | |||
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