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Dispensing Optician
OFO Code: 325401
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 325401
- Occupation
- Dispensing Optician
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS
- Unit group
- 3254 · Dispensing Opticians
Official description
Dispensing opticians design, fit and dispense optical lenses based on a prescription from an ophthalmologist or optometrist for the correction of reduced visual acuity. They service corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, low-vision aids and other optical devices.
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Spectacles Dispenser, Optical Dispenser
- Providing advice to clients with selection and maintenance of eyeglasses and frames, types of contact lenses and other optical devices for performance, safety, comfort and lifestyle
- Examining and taking facial and eye measurements of clients for fitting of eyeglasses and other optical devices
- Verifying exactness of finished optical appliances and devices to the original prescription and fit of clients
- Interpreting optical prescriptions and preparing work order for optical laboratory for grinding and mounting of lenses in frames, preparation of contact lenses and other required work
2. Demand status
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3. Salary evidence
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7. Industry, sector and provincial context
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
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- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
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