SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202432540
Optician
Optician designs, fits and dispenses optical lenses based on a prescription from an ophthalmologist or optometrist for the correction of reduced visual acuity. He/she services corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, low-vision aids and other optical devices.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Optician designs, fits and dispenses optical lenses based on a prescription from an ophthalmologist or optometrist for the correction of reduced visual acuity. He/she services corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, low-vision aids and other optical devices.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Contact lens optician • Dispensing optician • Refracting optician
Elsewhere
• Ophthalmologist, see 22145 • Optometrist, see 22670
Hierarchy context
Major group
3 ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS AND TECHNICIANSSub-major
32 HEALTH ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALSMinor group
325 OTHER HEALTH ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALSUnit group
3254 OpticiansCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 32540 — Optician
ISCO-08
- 3254 — Dispensing opticians
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.