Ophthalmic Dispensing*
- Qualification
- BSc (Hons)
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Start date
- 2024-2025
- Average grad salary
- N/A
- UCAS Tariff
- 64/64
- Student satisfaction
- N/A
New workers start around £13,721. Normal pay is £24,349 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £36,073.
In the past year there were 10,373 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
Fits spectacles and advises patient on lens care and any other difficulties likely to be experienced.
Ensures that completed spectacles conform to specification and fit the patient correctly and comfortably.
Prepares detailed instructions for workshop.
Advises patient on lens type and choice of spectacle frames.
Interprets prescription and measures patient’s face to determine distance between pupil centres, height of bridge of nose, etc..
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Booking (Sales)
Contact Lenses
Medical Prescription
Sales Prospecting
Optics
Aftersales
Selling Techniques
Marketing
Setting Appointments
Optometry
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Customer Service
Collections
Communication
Detail Oriented
Teamwork
Sales
Mathematics
Management
Organizational Skills
Problem Solving
People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.