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Job Conditions

Learn about the most important job conditions for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians.
Importance*More Info
1.Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle Objects, Tools, or Controls94
2.Importance of Being Exact or Accurate93
3.Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment88
4.Spend Time Standing87
5.Contact With Others86
6.Indoors, Environmentally Controlled82
7.Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions79
8.Importance of Repeating Same Tasks76
9.Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment73
10.Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable72
* Importance out of 100

Job Condition Scores

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle Objects, Tools, or Controls
How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
94
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
93
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
88
Spend Time Standing
How much does this job require standing?
87
Contact With Others
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
86
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
82
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
79
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
76
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment
How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or live jackets?
73
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
72