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Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Salary in SC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians in SC have a median annual salary of $34,140, with 130 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $24,870 at the 10th percentile to $68,910 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$34,140

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$16.42

Employment

130

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$24,870
10th
$26,430
25th
$34,140
Median
$47,700
75th
$68,910
90th

Local compared with national

SC

$34,140

Median annual · 2025

United States

$39,460

Median annual · 2025

The SC median is 13.5% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $5,320).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operation and ControlImportance 3.3
  2. 2.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1
  3. 3.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.1
  4. 4.Time ManagementImportance 3.1
  5. 5.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  7. 7.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  10. 10.SpeakingImportance 2.9
  11. 11.WritingImportance 2.8
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Electronic medical record EMR software
  • Eyeglass design software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software

Common tasks

  • Mount and secure lens blanks or optical lenses in holding tools or chucks of cutting, polishing, grinding, or coating machines.
  • Inspect lens blanks to detect flaws, verify smoothness of surface, and ensure thickness of coating on lenses.
  • Set up machines to polish, bevel, edge, or grind lenses, flats, blanks, or other precision optical elements.
  • Inspect, weigh, and measure mounted or unmounted lenses after completion to verify alignment and conformance to specifications, using precision instruments.
  • Shape lenses appropriately so that they can be inserted into frames.
  • Clean finished lenses and eyeglasses, using cloths and solvents.
  • Mount, secure, and align finished lenses in frames or optical assemblies, using precision hand tools.
  • Examine prescriptions, work orders, or broken or used eyeglasses to determine specifications for lenses, contact lenses, or other optical elements.
  • Adjust lenses and frames to correct alignment.
  • Select lens blanks, molds, tools, and polishing or grinding wheels, according to production specifications.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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