Prescription Eyeglass Making

What the Numbers Say About Prescription Eyeglass Making

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 121 people work in the Prescription Eyeglass Making occupation (OPM code 4010) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 0.8% from the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

Prescription Eyeglass Making pays $65,311 per year on average, 40.6% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 0.7% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Prescription Eyeglass Making sits inside the Lens and Crystal Work Family family (code 40), which contains 1 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Prescription Eyeglass Making postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Prescription Eyeglass Making makes up 100.0% of the 121 employees across the Lens and Crystal Work Family family, ranking #1 of 1 occupations in that family by headcount.