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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.

Tasks
21 tasks21 core
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Healthcare PractitionersOne of its 96 occupations
Code
29-2081.00SOC 2018: 29-2081

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  1. Task 1. Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.Core taskTask 4201Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  2. Task 2. Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.Core taskTask 4202Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  3. Task 3. Evaluate prescriptions in conjunction with clients' vocational and avocational visual requirements.Core taskTask 4210Rated by 23 occupational experts, August 2022
  4. Task 4. Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.Core taskTask 4207Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  5. Task 5. Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.Core taskTask 4204Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  6. Task 6. Maintain records of customer prescriptions, work orders, and payments.Core taskTask 4205Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  7. Task 7. Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands.Core taskTask 4209Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  8. Task 8. Show customers how to insert, remove, and care for their contact lenses.Core taskTask 4213Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  9. Task 9. Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses.Core taskTask 4212Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  10. Task 10. Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses.Core taskTask 4203Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  11. Task 11. Obtain a customer's previous record, or verify a prescription with the examining optometrist or ophthalmologist.Core taskTask 4215Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  12. Task 12. Sell goods such as contact lenses, spectacles, sunglasses, and goods related to eyes, in general.Core taskTask 4208Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  13. Task 13. Fabricate lenses to meet prescription specifications.Core taskTask 4217Rated by 23 occupational experts, August 2022
  14. Task 14. Perform administrative duties, such as tracking inventory and sales, submitting patient insurance information, and performing simple bookkeeping.Core taskTask 4206Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  15. Task 15. Assemble eyeglasses by cutting and edging lenses, and fitting the lenses into frames.Core taskTask 4219Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  16. Task 16. Instruct clients in how to wear and care for eyeglasses.Core taskTask 4211Rated by 23 occupational experts, August 2022
  17. Task 17. Supervise the training of student opticians.Core taskTask 4220Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  18. Task 18. Order and purchase frames and lenses.Core taskTask 18551Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  19. Task 19. Grind lens edges, or apply coatings to lenses.Core taskTask 4218Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  20. Task 20. Repair damaged frames.Core taskTask 4214Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022
  21. Task 21. Arrange and maintain displays of optical merchandise.Core taskTask 4216Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2022

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  2. Classification
    Standard Occupational Classification 2018, 29-2081
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