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Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Average Salary - $43K | Education - High School Diploma | 4-Years

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About Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

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.

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SALARIES

 

SALARIES

$31,300

AVERAGE ENTRY

$38,370

AVERAGE MID

$61,920

AVERAGE ADVANCED

OPHTHALMIC LABORATORY TECHNICIANS

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OPHTHALMIC LABORATORY TECHNICIANS

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31.5

Percent

Increase in employment for healthcare and social assistance from 2021 - 2031 (Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity).

450

Thousand

Projected openings through 2030.

0

Jobs

Available as of today.

One of the highest in demand careers in the U.S.

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