Where do optical laboratory technicians work?

An optical lab technician may work in a retail shop that sells glasses and contact lenses. You may also work in an optometrist or ophthalmologist office or a medical clinic that has an optometry department. Another possibility is finding employment in a lab that operates separately from a clinic or retail outlet. In this situation, you get orders from clients and work to fill them just as you would in any other optical lab technician job. You send finished glasses to the retail location rather than giving them directly to the customer.