According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mount and secure lens blanks or optical lenses in holding tools or chucks of cutting, polishing, grinding, or coating machines. | 95% |
| Inspect lens blanks to detect flaws, verify smoothness of surface, and ensure thickness of coating on lenses. | 94% |
| Set up machines to polish, bevel, edge, or grind lenses, flats, blanks, or other precision optical elements. | 94% |
| Inspect, weigh, and measure mounted or unmounted lenses after completion to verify alignment and conformance to specifications, using precision instruments. | 93% |
| Shape lenses appropriately so that they can be inserted into frames. | 93% |
| Clean finished lenses and eyeglasses, using cloths and solvents. | 92% |
| Mount, secure, and align finished lenses in frames or optical assemblies, using precision hand tools. | 91% |
| Examine prescriptions, work orders, or broken or used eyeglasses to determine specifications for lenses, contact lenses, or other optical elements. | 91% |
| Adjust lenses and frames to correct alignment. | 90% |
| Select lens blanks, molds, tools, and polishing or grinding wheels, according to production specifications. | 89% |
| Position and adjust cutting tools to specified curvature, dimensions, and depth of cut. | 89% |
| Assemble eyeglass frames and attach shields, nose pads, and temple pieces, using pliers, screwdrivers, and drills. | 88% |
| Immerse eyeglass frames in solutions to harden, soften, or dye frames. | 86% |
| Set dials and start machines to polish lenses or hold lenses against rotating wheels to polish them manually. | 86% |
| Lay out lenses and trace lens outlines on glass, using templates. | 85% |
| Control equipment that coats lenses to alter their reflective qualities. | 84% |
| Repair broken parts, using precision hand tools and soldering irons. | 74% |
| Remove lenses from molds and separate lenses in containers for further processing or storage. | 66% |
