3.9 KiB
3.9 KiB
Competences — optician
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6e0e068b-cd5c-4400-8899-54056087fa14).
Essential
- accept own accountability (skill/competence)
- achieve sales targets (skill/competence)
- adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
- adjust eyeglasses (skill/competence)
- advise customers on eyewear maintenance (skill/competence)
- advise on contact lense maintenance (skill/competence)
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent (skill/competence)
- apply context specific clinical competences (skill/competence)
- apply numeracy skills (skill/competence)
- apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
- comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
- comply with optical prescriptions (skill/competence)
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice (skill/competence)
- contribute to continuity of health care (skill/competence)
- cut lenses for eyeglasses (skill/competence)
- deal with emergency care situations (skill/competence)
- dispense corrective lenses (skill/competence)
- educate on the prevention of illness (skill/competence)
- empathise with the healthcare user (skill/competence)
- ensure client orientation (skill/competence)
- ensure safety of healthcare users (skill/competence)
- eye protection regulations (knowledge)
- fit low vision aids (skill/competence)
- follow clinical guidelines (skill/competence)
- handle contact lenses (skill/competence)
- have computer literacy (skill/competence)
- health care legislation (knowledge)
- interact with healthcare users (skill/competence)
- listen actively (skill/competence)
- maintain records of clients' prescriptions (skill/competence)
- maintain relationship with customers (skill/competence)
- maintain relationship with suppliers (skill/competence)
- make referrals to ophthalmology (skill/competence)
- manage healthcare users' data (skill/competence)
- manage staff (skill/competence)
- monitor stock level (skill/competence)
- operate cash register (skill/competence)
- operate optical measuring equipment (skill/competence)
- optical glass characteristics (knowledge)
- optical instruments (knowledge)
- perform frames' repairs (skill/competence)
- prepare optical laboratory activities (skill/competence)
- process payments (skill/competence)
- promote inclusion (skill/competence)
- quality standards of ophthalmic equipment (knowledge)
- repair lenses (skill/competence)
- respond to changing situations in health care (skill/competence)
- sell optical products (skill/competence)
- use lensometer (skill/competence)
- use ophthalmic instruments (skill/competence)
- verify lenses compliance (skill/competence)
- work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
- work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)
Optional
- advise customers on optical instruments maintenance (skill/competence)
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship (skill/competence)
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges (skill/competence)
- provide health education (skill/competence)
- provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health (skill/competence)
- use e-health and mobile health technologies (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages for health-related research (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 41 ads, as of 2026-07-18)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- order processing — 34 %
- eyeglass fitting — 32 %
Responsibilities
- member assistance — 32 %
- eyeglass dispensing — 22 %