Automation index
How much of a Hearing aid technician’s job can AI already do?
An earmould and a gain curve come earlier. Getting the patient to hear and live with it do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Hearing aid technician
24%
AI can already do 24% of this job.
#281 / 633
View rankingHearing aid technician
Where the time goes
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.EstimateNo 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.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Program, verify and retune the aid.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Repair, batteries and aftercare.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Explain, family and the stigma of the device.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That they actually hear, and not taking the aid back.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- fit hearing aids
- take earmoulds
- audiometry
- program aids
- verify gain
- repair aids
- hearing thresholds
- aftercare
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-2092.00· ESCO/ISCO 3214
IS WORK OVER?
Cabin manager
20%
#467 / 633
View rankingCabin manager
Where the time goes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Briefing, door assignment and the log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Cabin, the difficult passenger and turbulence.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Service, allergies and the one who is ill.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Safety, the demo and the kit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Delay, overbooking and the one who will not sit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Evacuate for real, and sign the cabin.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 20% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- cabin briefing
- assign doors
- difficult passenger
- safety demo
- onboard allergies
- overbooking
- evacuate
- turbulence
Sources for this job· O*NET 53-2031.00· ESCO/ISCO 5111