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title: Kyle | Optimax Precision Optics Manufacturing (POM) Apprenticeship
description: Optimax’s POM Apprenticeship is a 3-year program training future opticians for advanced manufacturing careers. Learn more about this opportunity today!
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![Optimax Precision Optics Manufacturing Apprentice](https://www.optimaxsi.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Optimax_Apprentice_2017-02-28-027.jpg?width=300&name=Optimax_Apprentice_2017-02-28-027.jpg)

# POM Apprentice

 POM Apprentice

## Kyle

**WHAT INTERESTED YOU IN JOINING THE POM APPRENTICE PROGRAM?**  
I saw it as an opportunity to learn more about this amazing technology field. I didn't know much about optics – I’ve been a fabricator and I like to make things. I wanted to be better versed in it – not only for work performance, but also to progress my career and open up new opportunities for myself.

**WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PATH AT OPTIMAX LEADING UP TO THE POM PROGRAM?**  
For 8 years, I was on a journey to become a professional blacksmith. Eventually I realized that the more I worked with it, the less I began to like what I used to have a passion for. I knew I needed to move towards other goals in my life. 

**WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING AN APPRENTICE?**  
My favorite part is getting to experience a full overview of the business and the way it works, as well as optics in general. You get a lot of background knowledge and details beyond the specific job. You understand, at least at a basic level, how everything is done.

**WHAT DOES YOUR TYPICAL DAY AT OPTIMAX LOOK LIKE?**  
Usually I know what projects I will be working on, or who I’m working with…but as an apprentice, you are going into a brand new area frequently and trying to fall into the rhythm of that area to make sure you can learn it as best as possible. A typical day is only as typical as the area I’m in.

**DESCRIVE YOUR EXPERIENCE AT OPTIMAX IN ONE WORD.**  
Empowering.

![Kyle, Precision Optics Manufacturing (POM) Apprenticeship](https://go.optimaxsi.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kyle-POM-Apprentice.jpg?width=300&name=Kyle-POM-Apprentice.jpg)

### Want to find out more?

Optimax Precision Optics Manufacturing Apprenticeship is a 3-year program. Preparing the next generation of opticians for a rewarding, long-term career in advanced manufacturing. 

[Learn More](https://www.optimaxsi.com/careers/pom-apprenticeship)

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