4999-11 Optical Mechanic

Specialisations/Job Titles

• Optical Technician
• Optical Dispenser

Tasks & Duties

Operates machines to grind, polish and surface optical lenses to meet prescription requirements, and fits lenses to spectacle frames.

• interprets prescription details and produces or selects prescribed lenses
• locates and marks axes and optical centres on lens blanks, makes calculations to grind lenses to specifications and sets machines
• checks and tests polished lenses for quality
• grinds special shape and size lenses and multifocal lenses which include bifocal, trifocal and progressive lenses
• modifies frames, edges lenses and fits glasses and contact lenses
• applies lens treatments such as toughening of glass lenses and tinting of plastic lenses

Entry Skill Level

The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate III or higher qualification. Registration or licensing is required.

This can be relevant when applying for temporary business sponsorship, and in some cases in applying for skills assessment.

Skilled Occupations List

This occupation is on the Skilled Occupations List. You could consider applying for Skilled Migration to Australia.

If you nominated the occupation of Optical Mechanic, you would score 60 points for skill in the skilled migration points test.

The skills assessing authority for this occupation is TRA.

Migration Occupations in Demand List

This occupation is on the Migration Occupations in Demand List. If you applied for Skilled Migration to Australia, you would score an additional 15 points for nominating this occupation, or an extra 20 points in the skilled migration points test if you have a job offer with a business which has had at least 10 full-time employees for the last 2 years.

If you applied for Employer Nomination, you would receive a waiver of Labour Market Testing.

Employer Nomination Scheme

An Australian business can sponsor you for a permanent visa Employer Nomination). The occupation of Optical Mechanic is on the gazetted list of occupations approved for ENS visas. Your occupation would be skills assessed by TRA

Temporary Business Sponsorship

An Australian or overseas business can sponsor you for a temporary visa lasting for up to 4 years (subclass 457 visa - see Temporary Business Sponsorship). The occupation of Optical Mechanic is not on the gazetted list of occupations approved for temporary business sponsorship.