Dispensing Opticians Career Details
About this Career
New workers start at around £18,190. Normal pay is £33,303 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £49,416.
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Greater London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Fits spectacles and advises patient on lens care and any other difficulties likely to be experienced.
- Ensures that completed spectacles conform to specification and fit the patient correctly and comfortably.
- Prepares detailed instructions for workshop.
- Advises patient on lens type and choice of spectacle frames.
- Interprets prescription and measures patient’s face to determine distance between pupil centres, height of bridge of nose, etc..
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