How much do optical assistants in Portsmouth get paid?

Optical assistants in Portsmouth earn

£8.40-11.15 per hour

Based on 22 employee reviews

Optical assistant salaries can range between £8.40-11.15 per hour in the Portsmouth area. This data is based on quiz results from 22 employees who live in and around Portsmouth.

What do top employers pay optical assistants?

Who are the top optical assistant employers?

  1. Vision Express
    6.1
  2. Specsavers
    5.9
  3. Asda
    5.7

How are people paid?

55%
by the hour
45%
an annual salary

Based on 22 employees

What contracts are people on?

17% report having zero hours contracts.
25% report having low hours contracts. (less than 16 hours)
58% report having full time contracts. (more than 35 hours)

Based on 12 employees

What do optical assistants do?

Optical assistants work in opticians. They can also be called:

  • Optical consultants

An optical assistant job may involve:

  • Working with customers
  • Greeting customers
  • Helping customers choose frames and lenses
  • Undertaking initial assessments before eye tests (e.g. retinal imaging, pressure and visual field tests)
  • Measuring frames for customers
  • Ordering glasses and contact lenses for customers
  • Taking payments

You may have to work on weekends and bank holidays.

This is an entry level job that can offer on-the-job training.

If you want to apply for this job, you might need the following:

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