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Career Details :: Optical Instrument Assemblers
Description
Assemble optical instruments, such as telescopes, level-transits, and gunsights.
Experience
A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Tasks
- Cleans elements and parts, using tissue, cleaning solution, and air compressor.
- Tests and sights instruments to verify compliance to specifications, using precision testing instruments.
- Grinds and polishes optics, using hand tools and polishing cloths.
- Measures and tests optics, using precision measuring and testing instruments.
- Sets up and operates machines to fabricate fixtures, optics, and tools.
- Mixes holding compounds and mounts workpiece or optical element on holding fixture and machine.
- Paints parts, using brush and spray gun.
- Assembles structural, mechanical, and optical parts of instrument, using hand tools and cement.
- Studies work orders, blueprints, and sketches to formulate plans and sequences for fabricating optical elements, instruments, and systems.
- Computes distance of sighting instruments, using trigonometric formulas.
- Records production, inspection, and test data in logs.
- Coats optical elements according to specifications, using coating equipment.
- Measures and marks dimensions and reference points, and lays out stock for machining.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc.
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Degree of Automation
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Indoors
- Consequence of Error
Related Majors
| Major | Add to XapPack |
|---|---|
| Laser Optical Engineering Technology |  [ add ] |
| Optics | [ add ] |
| Photonics | [ add ] |
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