Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
• Inspect finished products to locate flaws.
• Shape glass or similar materials.
• Weigh finished products.
• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.

• Clean workpieces or finished products.
• Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Repair medical or dental assistive devices.
• Select production equipment according to product specifications.
• Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
• Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
• Construct customized assistive medical or dental devices.
• Immerse objects or workpieces in cleaning or coating solutions.
• Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
• Operate grinding equipment.
• Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
• Operate painting or coating equipment.
• Solder parts or workpieces.
• Remove workpieces from molds.

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