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Photographic equipment assembler jobs in Finland

Photographic equipment assemblers build photographic products such as cameras, film cameras, and projectors. They collect the different optical, electronic, and mechanical camera components, such as the battery, mirrors, image processor, and lenses, and piece together cameras according to specifications using hand tools or machinery.

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Photographic equipment assembler – how much is the pay in Finland?

What the trade paid in 2024

Hourly earnings in Finland 2024 — occupation group 8212 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers, Statistics Finland table 15az, CC BY 4.0.
Median16.49 €/h
Bottom tenth12.74 €/h
Top tenth23.41 €/h
Employees7,683

Pay by sex, 2024

Median hourly earnings by sex in Finland 2024 — occupation group 8212 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers, Statistics Finland table 15az, CC BY 4.0.
SexMedianEmployees
Women15.67 €/h2,551
Men17.03 €/h5,132

Photographic equipment assembler - Which skills are essential?

Wear garments appropriate for environments that require a high level of cleanliness to control the level of contamination.

The national and international quality and safety standards and regulations with regards to the use and manufacture of optical equipment, including optical materials, optical components, optical systems, ophthalmic equipment, optomechanical equipment, optical measuring equipment, photographic equipment, and optoelectronic equipment.

The characteristics of optical glass such as refractive index, dispersion, and chemical properties.

Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.

Read and interpret drawings listing all the parts and subassemblies of a certain product. The drawing identifies the different components and materials and provides instructions on how to assemble a product.

Remove defective materials from the production line.

Mount the components present in the body of the camera, such as the shutter, mirror, flash bulb, image processor, display screen, battery, pentaprism, viewfinder, and image sensor, as well as the lens of the camera. Lenses are mechanically set into place using threaded retaining rings and the use of adhesive cement on the outer cylindrical edge to hold lenses in place.

Types of cameras, such as single-lens reflex cameras and point-and-shoot cameras.

Measure the size of a processed part when checking and marking it to check if it is up to standard by use of two and three dimensional precision measuring equipment such as a caliper, a micrometer, and a measuring gauge.

Types of sensors used in digital cameras, such as charged coupled devices (CCD) and complementary metal oxide semiconductor sensors (CMOS).

Adjust lens apertures, shutter speeds and camera focus.

Use glass cutting tools or diamond blades to cut pieces out of glass plates, including mirrors.

Manipulate the properties, shape and size of glass.

Use specific optical machinery in order to cut, polish, adjust and refine optics.

Apply coating to optical lenses, such as reflective coating to mirrors, anti-reflective coatings to camera lenses, or tinted coatings to sunglasses.

Join the individual glass lenses together with other lenses using cement.

Verify that lenses are according to the specifications.

The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

Ensure operative processes are finished at a previously agreed-upon time.

The functioning of electronic circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including programming and applications. Apply this knowledge to ensure electronic equipment runs smoothly.

Maintain required company records and forms in order to report any defective materials or questionable conditions of manufacturing machinery and equipment.

Use electronic, mechanical, electric, or optical precision tools for precision work.

The process and different stages of manufacturing an optical product, from design and prototyping to the preparation of optical components and lenses, the assembly of optical equipment, and the intermediate and final testing of the optical products and its components.

The types of lenses used for photographic purposes, such as telephoto lenses, with a larger focal length and shallower angles of refraction for a magnified view, and landscape lenses, with a shorter focal length and sharper angles of refraction for a wider view.

Clean optical components after every cycle in the manufacturing process.

Smooth glass or lens surfaces of optical instruments with grinding and polishing tools, such as diamond tools.

Set up and operate optical processing or assembly equipment, such as optical spectrum analysers, power saws, lasers, die bonders, soldering irons, and wire bonders.

Grind and polish glass or lenses smooth through the application of a range of glass grinding techniques. Glass can be ground using hand tools or glass grinding machinery. Treat the glass with abrasive chemicals during the process.

Adjust optical axis and mechanical axis of lenses so that they would coincident. This process is called centring.

Ensure that the assembled products are conform to the specifications given.

Coatings used to protect glass from damage, to influence its behaviour when damaged, to keep harmful UV rays out, and others. Their usage cases, advantages and disadvantages and price points.

Photographic equipment assembler - Which skills are useful but not essential?

Read and comprehend circuit diagrams showing the connections between the devices, such as power and signal connections.

Technique of treating glass with high temperatures to increase its durability and safety.

Respond to and communicate with customers in the most efficient and appropriate manner to enable them to access the desired products or services, or any other help they may require.

Observe machine operations and evaluate product quality thereby ensuring conformity to standards.

Identify, report and repair equipment damage and malfunctions; communicate with field representatives and manufacturers to obtain repair and replacement components.

Test optical systems, products, and components with appropriate optical testing methods, such as axial ray testing and oblique ray testing.

The science that studies the elements and reaction of light.

Understand electrical engineering, a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.

Assemble and maintain electronic components and electronic circuits.

Operate optical measuring equipment to take client's measurements; determine bridge and eye size, papillary distance, vertex distance, optical eye centres, etc., in order to manufacture customised eyeglasses or contact lenses.

Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

Refractive power or optical power is the degree to which an optical system, such as a lens, converges or diverges light. Diverging lenses possess negative refractive power, while converging lenses possess positive refractive power.

Diagnose and detect malfunctions in optical systems, such as lasers, microscopes, and oscilloscopes. Remove, replace, or repair these systems or system components when necessary. Execute preventative equipment maintenance tasks, such as storing the equipment in clean, dust-free, and non-humid spaces.

Use computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programmes to control machinery and machine tools in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation as part of the manufacturing processes of workpieces.

Remove defective parts and replace them with functioning components.

Subdiscipline of engineering that deals with the development of optical instruments and applications, such as telescopes, microscopes, lenses, lasers, fibre optic communication, and imaging systems.

Check and repair electronic equipment. Detect malfunction, locate faults and take measures to prevent damage.

Execute maintenance tasks to keep photographic equipment functioning properly.

Electronic devices, systems, and components that possess optical features. These devices or components may include electrically driven light sources, such as LEDs and laser diodes, components that can convert light into electricity, such as solar or photovoltaic cells, or devices that can electronically manipulate and control light.

Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.

Identify the problem of the optical instrument, check for deterioration, and replace deficient components.

Order optical equipment and materials, paying attention to the price, quality, and suitability of the supplies.

Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

Regulate and monitor the manufacturing equipment settings and process parameters, such as its temperature and power level. Review the manufacturing process and equipment and suggest improvements.

Analyse and understand given technical information for electronic repair work.

Branch of electronics and optics dedicated to the study and use of electronic devices that detect and control light.

Handle orders placed by customers. Receive the customer order and define a list of requirements, a working process, and a time frame. Execute the work as planned.

Write records of the repairs and maintenance interventions undertaken, of parts and materials used, and other repair facts.

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Sources

Wage data: Statistics Finland, wage structure statistics, table 15az, year 2024. Read 2.10.2026. Licence CC BY 4.0.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

How we calculated these figures