Optical technician to eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller
An optical technician already meets 22% of what the eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.
81.8/ 100
1 How much of what an eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller is expected to do is already part of an optical technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller role treats 7 of its required skills as things an optical technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- characteristics of faces
- characteristics of products
- characteristics of services
- comply with optical prescriptions
- order optical supplies
- product comprehension
What stands in the way is 27 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an optical technician background worth leading with.
- already held characteristics of faces services
- already held comply with optical prescriptions working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held advise customers on optical instruments maintenance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held operate optical measuring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held order optical supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held sell optical products communication, collaboration and creativity
All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn advise customers on maintaining optical products required
- still to learn carry out active selling required
- still to learn carry out order intake required
- still to learn demonstrate products' features required
- still to learn identify customer's needs required
- still to learn organise product display required
- still to learn provide customer guidance on product selection required
- still to learn recommend personalised optical products to customers required
- still to learn use different communication channels required
- still to learn issue sales invoices required
- still to learn operate cash register required
- still to learn plan aftersales arrangements required
- still to learn process refunds required
- still to learn organise storage facilities required
- still to learn guarantee customer satisfaction required
- still to learn prevent shoplifting required
- still to learn ensure compliance with legal requirements required
- still to learn provide customer follow-up services required
- still to learn examine merchandise required
- still to learn monitor stock level required
- still to learn apply numeracy skills required
- still to learn process medical insurance claims required
- still to learn carry out products preparation required
- still to learn maintain store cleanliness required
- still to learn stock shelves required
- still to learn sales argumentation required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise customers on maintaining optical products practise this
- 02 carry out active selling practise this
- 03 carry out order intake practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held characteristics of faces knowledge
- already held characteristics of products knowledge
- already held characteristics of services knowledge
- already held comply with optical prescriptions skill
- already held order optical supplies skill
- already held product comprehension knowledge
- already held sell optical products skill
- already held advise customers on optical instruments maintenance skill
- already held operate optical measuring equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- still to learn e-commerce systems required
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
30 held skills the eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply a protective layer skill
- not needed by the target role clean glass surfaces skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
- not needed by the target role cut lenses for eyeglasses skill
- not needed by the target role dispense corrective lenses skill
- not needed by the target role e-procurement knowledge
- not needed by the target role eye protection regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle contact lenses skill
- not needed by the target role maintain records of clients' prescriptions skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturer's recommended price knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate optical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role optical glass characteristics knowledge
- not needed by the target role optical instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role optics knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform frames' repairs skill
- not needed by the target role perform maintenance on eyewear skill
- not needed by the target role perform technical tasks with great care skill
- not needed by the target role prepare optical laboratory activities skill
- not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role smooth glass edges skill
- not needed by the target role smooth glass surface skill
- not needed by the target role supply chain principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of optical instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
- not needed by the target role use ophthalmic instruments skill
- not needed by the target role verify lenses compliance skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn e-commerce systems required
- still to learn sales argumentation required
Common questions about this move
Can an optical technician become an eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An optical technician already covers 22% of what an eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 7 of which the eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller role treats as required.
What skills does an optical technician need to become an eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller?
27 required skills are missing, plus 0 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is advise customers on maintaining optical products.
How hard is the move from optical technician to eyewear and optical equipment specialised seller?
Its learning distance is 81.8 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.