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OSCA 399935Updated 2026-01-29
Optical Mechanic
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 399914OSCA 399935
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 112k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2150
Salary range: AUD 101k-AUD 123k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
33.2%
VIC
25.2%
NSW
24.4%
QLD
Education mix
38.2%
certificate iii/ iv
16.7%
year 12
12.2%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
Optical Mechanics operate machines to grind, polish and surface optical lenses to meet prescription requirements, and fit lenses to spectacle frames.
What you do
- • Selects and assembles optical elements for instruments and fits them in position.
- • Scrapes, files and laps mount of instrument to align optical elements.
- • Centres, focuses, adjusts and calibrates instrument on standard targets.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (38.2%)
Recent job ads
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Tasks
- • Anchors lenses and other optical elements with adhesives or retaining ring.
- • Centres, focuses, adjusts and calibrates instrument on standard targets.
- • Scrapes, files and laps mount of instrument to align optical elements.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2150
Annual median: AUD 112k
Range: AUD 101k-AUD 123k