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Career Guidance Skills communication, collaboration and creativity S1.6 - promoting, selling and purchasing S1.6.3 - purchasing goods or services Order optical supplies
Description
Order optical equipment and materials, paying attention to the price, quality, and suitability of the supplies.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 5 occupations
- Total: 7 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Essential for
- Optical technicianOptical technicians assemble, repair and design various parts of eyewear such as lenses, frames, patterns and eyewear. They cut, inspect, mount and polish all parts using various m…
- Eyewear and optical equipment specialised sellerEyewear and optical equipment specialised sellers sell glasses in specialised shops. Excludes optical technician. Other titles The following job titles also refer to eyewear and op…
Optional for
- Optical instrument assemblerOptical instrument assemblers read blueprints and assembly drawings to assemble lenses and optical instruments, such as microscopes, telescopes, projection equipment, and medical d…
- Optical instrument repairerOptical instrument repairers repair optical instruments, such as microscopes, telescopes, camera optics, and compasses. They test the instruments to ensure they function properly. …
- Optical instrument production supervisorOptical instrument production supervisors coordinate, plan and direct the optical instrument production process. They make sure the optical glass is processed properly and optical …
- Photographic equipment assemblerPhotographic equipment assemblers build photographic products such as cameras, film cameras, and projectors. They collect the different optical, electronic, and mechanical camera c…
- Eyewear and optical equipment shop managerEyewear and optical equipment shop managers assume responsibility for activities and staff in specialised shops. Other titles The following job titles also refer to eyewear and opt…
Related skills
- Operate optical measuring equipment
- Manipulate glass
- Optics
- Test optical components
- Quality standards
- Keep records of work progress
- Meet deadlines
- Optical glass characteristics
- Glass tempering
- Repair optical equipment
- Optical engineering
- Apply health and safety standards
Last updated on February 19, 2026
