Dispensing Opticians

Overview

Dispensing opticians supply, fit and service spectacles, contact lenses and other optical aids in accordance with a prescription from an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
£ 19026

Amount of people employed as

521 people employed as Dispensing Opticians in the current year.

Educational Requirements

Level 4 NVQ; Intermediate, DipHE, DipFE

Percent Female

71.01

Percent male

28.98

Annual Openings

81

Employment Current

521

National Lq

1.63

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