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Optician

Latest available data: December 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Contact lens optician Contact lens specialist Corrective lens dispenser Dispensing optician Expert optician Optician Optician expert Qualified optician Spectacle dispensing optician

Opticians help to improve and correct an individual's vision. They fit spectacle lenses and frames, contact lenses, and other devices according to the specifications of the individual. Their scope of practice varies according to national regulations and they might operate according to prescriptions provided by a specialised doctor in ophthalmology or an optometrist in the countries where requested.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Examining and taking facial and eye measurements of clients for fitting of eyeglasses and other optical devices;
(b) Providing advice to clients with selection and maintenance of eyeglasses and frames, types of contact lenses and other optical devices for performance, safety, comfort and lifestyle;
(c) Interpreting optical prescriptions and preparing work order for optical laboratory for grinding and mounting of lenses in frames, preparation of contact lenses and other required work;
(d) Verifying exactness of finished optical appliances and devices to the original prescription and fit of clients.

Knowledge

  • Medical diagnostic and treatment technology
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
  • Law
  • Occupational health and safety

Digital competencies

  • Complying with operational procedures
  • Planning events and programmes
  • Providing medical advice
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Executing financial transactions

Digital competencies

  • Accessing and analysing digital data
  • Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Working efficiently
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Maintaining a positive attitude

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Health associate professionals

Other health associate professionals

Dispensing opticians

Related training

Higher education
  • Optics and optometry Bachelor
Vocational training
  • Eyeglass optics HVET

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Dispensing opticians

26

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

46,43%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

23,81% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

57,69%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

61,54%

Part-time contracts

1,30% Turnover index

15

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-2%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Health associate professionals

28%

72%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Health associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Other health associate professionals

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Dispensing opticians

No experience
11%
Less than 1 year
15%
Between 1 and 2 years
28%
Between 2 and 4 years
21%
Between 4 and 8 years
2%
More than 8 years
23%
Manufacturing
60%
Administrative and support service activities
9%
Education
8%
Information and communication
6%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
6%
Others
11%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.