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Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians vs Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians and Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$38,420
$49,300
Employment · BLS OEWS
18,740
2,010
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
15th pct
58th pct

At a glance

Dimension Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Median pay $38,420 $49,300
Employment 18,740 2,010
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+2.3%) Declining (-15.1%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 2,400 200
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 15th pct Moderate · 58th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 16th pct · 14% of tasks 37th pct · 21% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — Automation-leaning (62.2%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Near Vision, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Finger Dexterity, Manual Dexterity, Control Precision, Deductive Reasoning, Mechanical, Problem Sensitivity, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Time Management, Information Ordering, Visualization, Selective Attention, Customer and Personal Service, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Written Comprehension, Category Flexibility, Perceptual Speed, Visual Color Discrimination, Speech Recognition, English Language, Active Listening, Speaking, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Inductive Reasoning.

Specific to Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

  • Production and Processing
  • Mathematics
  • Operation and Control
  • Administration and Management
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Rate Control
  • Reaction Time
  • Wrist-Finger Speed

Specific to Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Equipment Selection

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Word processing software .

Specific to Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Specific to Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians or Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians vs Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/ophthalmic-laboratory-technicians-vs-camera-and-photographic-equipment-repairers

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Singulariki. (2026). Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians vs Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/ophthalmic-laboratory-technicians-vs-camera-and-photographic-equipment-repairers

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