29-2081 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.
Where 29-2081 sits in the SOC 2018 hierarchy
- >29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
- >>29-2000 Health Technologists and Technicians
- >>>29-2080 Opticians, Dispensing
- >>>>29-2081 Opticians, Dispensing
- >>>>29-2081 Opticians, Dispensing
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- What is SOC 2018 29-2081?
- SOC 2018 29-2081 is "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.
- How does SOC 2018 29-2081 map to other classification systems?
- 29-2081 Opticians, Dispensing has equivalents in CIP 2020 (51.1801); ISCO-08 (3254); O*NET-SOC (29-2081.00). These crosswalks let you translate this code between SOC 2018 and 3 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 29-2081?
- 29-2081 Opticians, Dispensing sits under 29-2081 Opticians, Dispensing in the SOC 2018 hierarchy.
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