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
Central Minnesota 23053$17.80/hr$0.55/hr$12.42/hr$15.43/hr$17.83/hr$20.83/hr$23.46/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
Education and Health Services150$18.72/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities80$16.09/hr
Other Regional Data For Opticians, Dispensing
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,120 $19.20/hr 7.8%
Central Minnesota 230 $17.83/hr 8.0%
Southeast Minnesota 170 $17.61/hr 3.0%
Northwest Minnesota 130 $18.96/hr 5.0%
Northeast Minnesota 130 $17.14/hr 4.2%
Southwest Minnesota 110 $14.48/hr 6.9%
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