DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-2081 Opticians, Dispensing

Occupational Description:
Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames. Includes contact lens opticians.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 10 - Southeast 17044$17.86/hr$0.76/hr$12.73/hr$14.41/hr$17.61/hr$21.23/hr$24.00/hr
Minnesota 2,000280$19.17/hr$0.44/hr$13.66/hr$16.02/hr$18.56/hr$22.25/hr$24.94/hr
U S 72,3301,591$19.78/hr$0.16/hr$12.46/hr$14.60/hr$18.38/hr$23.88/hr$29.55/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Opticians, Dispensing
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities90$17.69/hr
Education and Health Services70$17.57/hr
Other Regional Data For Opticians, Dispensing
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,120 $19.20/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 170 $17.61/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 140 $18.55/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 130 $17.14/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 80 $14.35/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 50 $19.13/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 40 $19.00/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 40 $18.91/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 20 $14.49/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A $15.56/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
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