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Last updated: April 16, 2024
Lens Mounter - Eyeglasses Salary
in Oakland, California
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$44,003 (USD)
Average Salary
$21/hr
Average Hourly
$568
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Lens Mounter - Eyeglasses is $44,003 a year and $21 an hour in Oakland, California, United States. The average salary range for a Lens Mounter - Eyeglasses is between $33,266 and $51,396. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Oakland, California.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
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About Oakland, California
Oakland Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Oakland is the most populous city in and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, and the third-largest city overall in the Bay Area. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth- or sixth-busiest in the United States. A charter city, Oakland was incorporated on May 4, 1852, in the wake of the state's increasing population due to the California gold rush.Oakland's territory covers...
Job Summary
Description:
- Mounts prescription eyeglass lenses in metal, plastic, or combination frames, using handtools: examines eyeglass prescription to determine style, color, and size of frame.
- Inspects lenses to detect flaws, such as pits, chips, and scratches.
- Holds and turns lenses against grinding wheel to remove flaws.
- Assembles eyeglass frame and attaches ornaments, shields, nose pads, and temple pieces, using pliers and screwdrivers.
- Drills holes in lenses for mounting on rimless frames, using diamond drill.
- Immerses plastic frame rims in hot salt solution to soften rims or stretches rims, using hot, metal cone.
- Inserts and aligns lenses in frame.
- Verifies frame dimensions and alignment of lenses, using protractor, ruler, and straightedge.
- Turns lenses in frame to correct alignment, using padded pliers.
- Immerses plastic frames in cold water to set plastic around lenses.
- Tightens screws to hold lenses in metal frames.
- Examines lenses under polarized light to detect stress caused by overtightening screws and adjusts screws as necessary.
- Heats plastic frame bridge and bends frame according to prescription specifications, using fingers and handtools.
- Immerses plastic frames in dye for specified period to color frames.
- Solders broken metal bridges and replaces damaged temples to repair frames, using soldering iron and handtools.
- Cleans and polishes finished eyeglasses, using cloth and solvent.
- May be designated according to type frame mounted as metal-frame inserter; plastic-frame inserter; or according to part assembled as trim mounter ii.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Lens Mounter - Eyeglasses is $44,003 a year and $21 an hour in Oakland, California, United States. The average salary range for a Lens Mounter - Eyeglasses is between $33,266 and $51,396. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Oakland, California.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Lens Mounter - Eyeglasses Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Job family population: 20,200
Estimated population of Lens Mounter - Eyeglasses jobs: 1,224
Rate of error: 4.9%
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About Oakland, California
Oakland Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Oakland is the most populous city in and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, and the third-largest city overall in the Bay Area. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth- or sixth-busiest in the United States. A charter city, Oakland was incorporated on May 4, 1852, in the wake of the state's increasing population due to the California gold rush.Oakland's territory covers...
Job Summary
Description:
- Mounts prescription eyeglass lenses in metal, plastic, or combination frames, using handtools: examines eyeglass prescription to determine style, color, and size of frame.
- Inspects lenses to detect flaws, such as pits, chips, and scratches.
- Holds and turns lenses against grinding wheel to remove flaws.
- Assembles eyeglass frame and attaches ornaments, shields, nose pads, and temple pieces, using pliers and screwdrivers.
- Drills holes in lenses for mounting on rimless frames, using diamond drill.
- Immerses plastic frame rims in hot salt solution to soften rims or stretches rims, using hot, metal cone.
- Inserts and aligns lenses in frame.
- Verifies frame dimensions and alignment of lenses, using protractor, ruler, and straightedge.
- Turns lenses in frame to correct alignment, using padded pliers.
- Immerses plastic frames in cold water to set plastic around lenses.
- Tightens screws to hold lenses in metal frames.
- Examines lenses under polarized light to detect stress caused by overtightening screws and adjusts screws as necessary.
- Heats plastic frame bridge and bends frame according to prescription specifications, using fingers and handtools.
- Immerses plastic frames in dye for specified period to color frames.
- Solders broken metal bridges and replaces damaged temples to repair frames, using soldering iron and handtools.
- Cleans and polishes finished eyeglasses, using cloth and solvent.
- May be designated according to type frame mounted as metal-frame inserter; plastic-frame inserter; or according to part assembled as trim mounter ii.
Lens Mounter - Eyeglasses Job Listings for
No listings found
Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
View our ProductsTake the guess work out of setting pay
Determine competitive salary levels, compare employee compensation with market benchmarks, and get instant access to reliable salary survey data online.
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