SOC 51-9083: Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

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.

Part of 51-0000 Production Occupations 51-9000 Other Production Occupations 51-9080 Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians and Medical Appliance Technicians

SOC 51-9083 links to 1 CIP 2020 program in the NCES and BLS crosswalk.

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Which programs match SOC 51-9083?

SOC 51-9083 links to 1 CIP 2020 program in the NCES and BLS crosswalk. The match list on this page links each program.

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Official crosswalk: NCES and BLS, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. NCES CIP 2020.