The Collar360

Optical technician

Other names

optical instrument technician, artificial glass eye maker, technologist in ophthalmic laboratory, contact lens maker, optical technical, ophthalmic technologist, eyewear repairer, spectacle technician, ophthalmic laboratory technologist, lens mounter, technician in optical production, optometry technician

Engineering and product design

They cut, grind, polish and coat lenses for eyeglasses, check them against the prescription, and fit them into frames.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Mount and secure lens blanks or optical lenses in holding tools or chucks of cutting, polishing, grinding, or coating machines.

  2. 2

    Inspect lens blanks to detect flaws, verify smoothness of surface, and ensure thickness of coating on lenses.

  3. 3

    Set up machines to polish, bevel, edge, or grind lenses, flats, blanks, or other precision optical elements.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien en optique/technicienne en optique
español
técnico en optometría/técnica en optometría
العربية
فني بصري
português
Técnico de optometria/Técnica de optometria
Deutsch
Augenoptiktechniker/Augenoptiktechnikerin
italiano
tecnico ottico

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