Includes optometric technicians and contact lens opticians. Opticians design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for clients according to written optical prescriptions or specifications. They assist clients with selecting frames according to style and color, measure customers for size of eyeglasses, and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. In addition, they prepare work orders for optical laboratories containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames, verify the exactness of finished lens spectacles, adjust frame and lens position to fit clients, and shape or reshape frames. There are approximately 225-275 opticians currently employed in Sacramento and Yolo Counties.
Few jobs are union.
Less than 10 job openings are projected per year due to a net increase in occupation size. Some have completed a high school level education. Most employers require 18-24 months of prior experience. Most jobs are 40 hours per week. Some jobs are 20-30 hours per week.