Automation index

How much of a Acupuncturist’s job can AI already do?

A point map and a chart come earlier. Needling, feeling and not puncturing a lung do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

19%

AI can already do 19% of this job.

#482 / 643

Acupuncturist

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
History, tongue, pulse and a first map. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Needle, manipulate and remove. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Explain, dose and combine with moxa. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Charts and session progress. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Hygiene, single-use kit and the room. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	16%	+2.6
Not over-needling or treating the wrong person. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	14%	+2
Total	100%		20%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

24%

#286 / 643

Hearing aid technician

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Audiometry, thresholds and the fitting. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Take the mould, trial and the one who hates the whistle. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Program, verify and retune the aid. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Repair, batteries and aftercare. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Explain, family and the stigma of the device. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
That they actually hear, and not taking the aid back. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		24%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low