Optical Laboratory Technicians

Duties and responsibilities:

Optical Laboratory Technicians grind and fit eyeglasses lenses into frames according to prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists. Technicians set lens grinding machine so that lens blanks are ground and polished. They then fit the polished lenses into eyeglasses frames and depending upon where they work fit the frames to the patients.

Salary: They get about $15,000 - $20,000

Education: A high school diploma or GED certificate is needed to begin optical laboratory training. Training programs last between six months and one year and are provided by vocational schools and community colleges.

Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be one of this because this is not my future.