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Opticianry

Northern Virginia Community College

Short-Term CertificateCIP: 51.1801

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Annandale, Virginia

    4001 Wakefield Chapel Rd, Annandale, Virginia, 22003-3796

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 29-2081.00

Skills

SpeakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionService OrientationCritical ThinkingSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationPersuasion

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceSales and MarketingMathematicsProduction and ProcessingAdministrative

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionNear VisionWritten ComprehensionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInformation Ordering

Tasks

  • Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optica
  • Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.
  • Evaluate prescriptions in conjunction with clients' vocational and avocational visual requirements.

Technology

Medical softwareData base user interface and query softwareAccounting softwareInventory management softwareSpreadsheet software

Tools

Angling pliersAutorefractorsBracing pliersBushing pullersCash registersChain nose pliersCold-bend pliersContact lens thickness gaugesContact lens tweezersCredit card processing machinesDesktop computersDial calipersDigital calipersDigital pupilometersEnd piece pliers

Work Values

IndependenceRelationshipsSupportWorking ConditionsAchievementRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Opticians, Dispensing29-2081.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Short-Term Certificate)

  • Pupillary distance and bridge measurements — collect using a millimeter ruler and pupillometer under direct supervision in a retail optical setting.
  • Prescription labels and work orders — read and interpret basic optical terminology with guidance from a licensed dispensing optician.
  • Frame styles and color options — present to clients using display inventory, following established selection protocols in a retail dispensary.
  • Finished lenses — visually inspect against work orders to identify obvious surface defects or incorrect tint under supervisor direction.
  • Client facial measurements and frame fitting — document in practice management software following standard data-entry procedures.
  • Plastic eyeglass frames — warm in a frame heater and apply basic adjustments to nose pads and temples under direct technician supervision.
  • Contact lens insertion and removal steps — demonstrate to new wearers using manufacturer-provided instructions in a clinical dispensing environment.
  • Customer payment transactions — process using point-of-sale software following established checkout procedures in a retail optical office.
  • Active listening skills — apply when gathering initial client complaints about fit or vision comfort, escalating complex issues to senior staff.
  • Optical inventory counts — assist in recording frame and lens stock using inventory management software under supervisor oversight.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
23%
Placement Rate
80%