DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9083 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Occupational Description:
Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters. Excludes ?Opticians, Dispensing ? (29-2081).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 450153$18.95/hr$2.34/hr$13.15/hr$14.43/hr$16.48/hr$20.09/hr$30.80/hr
Minnesota 1,010198$16.98/hr$0.75/hr$11.75/hr$13.39/hr$15.71/hr$18.78/hr$24.64/hr
U S 29,1501,312$16.98/hr$0.15/hr$11.29/hr$13.08/hr$15.91/hr$19.54/hr$24.32/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing270$18.20/hr
Other Regional Data For Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 7W- Central 530 $15.10/hr N/A
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 450 $16.48/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead N/A N/A N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers3,730$24.44/hrN/A
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic1,800$18.84/hrN/A
Tool and Die Makers1,210$28.16/hrN/A
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers490$16.16/hrN/A
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders240$22.27/hrN/A
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers140$16.97/hrN/A
Power Distributors and Dispatchers70$47.47/hrN/A
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic40$22.12/hrN/A
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersN/A$30.89/hrN/A
Etchers and EngraversN/A$17.31/hrN/A
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians