Optical laboratory technician vs glass frame fitter

The differences between optical laboratory technicians and glass frame fitters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an optical laboratory technician and a glass frame fitter. Additionally, a glass frame fitter has an average salary of $42,206, which is higher than the $32,926 average annual salary of an optical laboratory technician.

The top three skills for an optical laboratory technician include equipment maintenance, prescription glasses and dexterity. The most important skills for a glass frame fitter are customer service, , and .

Optical laboratory technician vs glass frame fitter overview

	Optical Laboratory Technician	Glass Frame Fitter
Yearly salary	$32,926	$42,206
Hourly rate	$15.83	$20.29
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	40,155	2,599
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Optical laboratory technician vs glass frame fitter salary

Optical laboratory technicians and glass frame fitters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Optical Laboratory Technician	Glass Frame Fitter
Average salary	$32,926	$42,206
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $24,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between optical laboratory technician and glass frame fitter education

There are a few differences between an optical laboratory technician and a glass frame fitter in terms of educational background:

	Optical Laboratory Technician	Glass Frame Fitter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Fine Arts
Most common college	-	-

Optical laboratory technician vs glass frame fitter demographics

Here are the differences between optical laboratory technicians' and glass frame fitters' demographics:

	Optical Laboratory Technician	Glass Frame Fitter
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 54.9% Female, 45.1%	Male, 51.9% Female, 48.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 9.3% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 10.0% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between optical laboratory technician and glass frame fitter duties and responsibilities

Optical laboratory technician example responsibilities.

Manage filing, scanning & shredding important medical documents in office due to HIPAA privacy laws.
Maintain coating quality using adhesion testing and spectrophotometers, and manage coating hues and reflectance adjustments.
Perform in house testing, controls, correlations, proficiency testing, NCS, PVDT, and EKG.
Transmit orders via POS to the lab.
Perform EKGS by placement of electrodes and gathering the EKG readings.
Verify orders, answer phones, and ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations.

Glass frame fitter example responsibilities.

Check patient Medicare/Medicaid eligibility and obtain Medicaid authorizations.
Check patient Medicare/Medicaid eligibility and obtain Medicaid authorizations.

Optical laboratory technician vs glass frame fitter skills

Common optical laboratory technician skills

Equipment Maintenance, 59%
Prescription Glasses, 9%
Dexterity, 5%
Data Entry, 5%
Patients, 4%
Inventory Control, 3%

Common glass frame fitter skills

Customer Service, 100%

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