Surface room floater vs lens maker

The differences between surface room floaters and lens makers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a surface room floater and a lens maker. Additionally, a lens maker has an average salary of $39,136, which is higher than the $31,769 average annual salary of a surface room floater.

The top three skills for a surface room floater include data entry, and . The most important skills for a lens maker are hand tools, FDA, and ISO.

Surface room floater vs lens maker overview

	Surface Room Floater	Lens Maker
Yearly salary	$31,769	$39,136
Hourly rate	$15.27	$18.82
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	25,690	7,022
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 27%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Surface room floater vs lens maker salary

Surface room floaters and lens makers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Surface Room Floater	Lens Maker
Average salary	$31,769	$39,136
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $43,000	Between $25,000 And $60,000
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Differences between surface room floater and lens maker education

There are a few differences between a surface room floater and a lens maker in terms of educational background:

	Surface Room Floater	Lens Maker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 27%
Most common major	Nursing	Information Technology
Most common college	-	-

Surface room floater vs lens maker demographics

Here are the differences between surface room floaters' and lens makers' demographics:

	Surface Room Floater	Lens Maker
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 48.0% Female, 52.0%	Male, 61.1% Female, 38.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 9.4% White, 59.0% 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 surface room floater and lens maker duties and responsibilities

Surface room floater example responsibilities.

Manage facility organization and cleanliness, maximizing the utilization of the facility and the efficiency of athlete's training routines.
Manage facility organization and cleanliness, maximizing the utilization of the facility and the efficiency of athlete's training routines.
Answer incoming calls from physicians and hospital associates requesting copies of radiology images.

Lens maker example responsibilities.

Serve as an internal auditor on a team form to work towards a goal of achieving ISO [] certification.
Ensure compliance of standard operating procedures, FDA and regulatory standards.
Operate CNC machine to produce, inspect, clean and process contact lens.
Machine detail aerospace parts when CNC machining operations cannot effectively complete.
Calculate requirements, using basic math, geometry and trigonometry.

Surface room floater vs lens maker skills

Common surface room floater skills

Data Entry, 100%

Common lens maker skills

Hand Tools, 48%
FDA, 23%
ISO, 19%
APL, 11%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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