entityType = "role"
schemaVersion = "role.v1"
slug = "role-51-9083-00"
socCode = "51-9083.00"
title = "Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians"
summary = "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."
aliases = ["Lab Technician (Laboratory Technician)", "Optical Lab Technician (Optical Laboratory Technician)", "Optical Technician", "Surfacing Technician", "Edger Technician", "Finishing Lab Technician", "Lens Grinder and Polisher", "Line Operator", "Polisher", "Artificial Glass Eye Maker", "Artificial Plastic Eye Maker", "Bench Hand"]

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jobZone = "2"
jobZoneName = "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
education = "Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not."
experience = "Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training."
svpRange = "(Below 6.0)"

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label = "High School Diploma"
percentage = 56.4

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "Some College Courses"
percentage = 14.58

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "Post-Secondary Certificate"
percentage = 8.82

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)"
percentage = 6.54

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "Less than a High School Diploma"
percentage = 4.83

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "Bachelor's Degree"
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[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "Master's Degree"
percentage = 3.66

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "First Professional Degree"
percentage = 1.43

[educationLevel]
category = "High school diploma or equivalent"
slug = "high-school-diploma-or-equivalent"

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medianWage = 38420
meanWage = 41760
pct10Wage = 31250
pct25Wage = 35580
pct75Wage = 45410
pct90Wage = 55480
employment = 18740
areaTitle = "U.S."

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count = 7

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naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 7780
medianWage = 40800
lq = 5.02

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naics = "62"
slug = "62"
title = "Health Care and Social Assistance"
level = "Sector"
employment = 4750
medianWage = 38370
lq = 1.69

[[industries.top]]
naics = "44-45"
slug = "44-45"
title = "Retail Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 3940
medianWage = 35970
lq = 2.08

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naics = "621320"
slug = "621320"
title = "Offices of Optometrists"
level = "National industry"
employment = 2590
medianWage = 37660
lq = 139.7

[[industries.top]]
naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 1800
medianWage = 37770
lq = 2.45

[[industries.top]]
naics = "56"
slug = "56"
title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
level = "Sector"
medianWage = 40040

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naics = "561320"
slug = "561320"
title = "Temporary Help Services"
level = "National industry"
medianWage = 40040

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naics = "621320"
slug = "621320"
title = "Offices of Optometrists"
level = "National industry"
employment = 2590
lq = 139.7

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naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 7780
lq = 5.02

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naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 1800
lq = 2.45

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naics = "44-45"
slug = "44-45"
title = "Retail Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 3940
lq = 2.08

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naics = "62"
slug = "62"
title = "Health Care and Social Assistance"
level = "Sector"
employment = 4750
lq = 1.69

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teleworkable = true
usageRelease = "2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2"

[aiOutlook.index]
value = 24
percentile = 22
band = "Low"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 3

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 32
source = "felten_aioe"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 24
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 15
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

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source = "frey"
label = "Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)"
value = 0.97
percentile = 94
band = "High"
note = "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking."

[aiOutlook.eloundou]
alpha = 0
beta = 0.09375
gamma = 0.1875

[aiOutlook.bls]
growthPercent = 2.3
growthPercentile = 44
direction = "About average"
annualOpeningsThousands = 2.4
annualOpeningsPercentile = 31
employment2024Thousands = 19.6
employment2034Thousands = 20

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source = "felten_aioe"
label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
value = -0.5966759
percentile = 32
band = "Low"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "eloundou_gamma"
label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 0.1875
percentile = 24
band = "Low"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.06196186193371751
percentile = 15
band = "Low"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

[[aiOutlook.usageTasks]]
task = "Inspect, weigh, and measure mounted or unmounted lenses after completion to verify alignment and conformance to specifications, using precision instruments."
usagePercent = 0.005546220558812534
importance = 4.69

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

[counts]
tasks = 18
skills = 37
capabilities = 120
tools = 8
relatedRoles = 20

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version = "30.3"
generatedAt = "2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00"
contentHash = "ba00b71fcddcb8d3"

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[[tasks]]
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[[tasks]]
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[[tasks]]
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[[tasks]]
text = "Adjust lenses and frames to correct alignment."
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[[tasks]]
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[[tasks]]
text = "Position and adjust cutting tools to specified curvature, dimensions, and depth of cut."
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[[tasks]]
text = "Assemble eyeglass frames and attach shields, nose pads, and temple pieces, using pliers, screwdrivers, and drills."
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.q"

[[emergingTasks]]
text = "Tint lenses according to customer specifications."

[[activities]]
name = "Repair medical or dental assistive devices."
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[[activities]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "51-9022.00"
slug = "role-51-9022-00"
title = "Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-51-4033-00"
title = "Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "51-4194.00"
slug = "role-51-4194-00"
title = "Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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