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?

24%

AI can already do 24% of this job.

#281 / 623

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

IS WORK OVER?

23%

#290 / 623

Cardiologist

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
Read ECG, echo and tests and write the report. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Clinic, auscultation and deciding the plan. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Procedures: catheter, pacemaker, cardioversion. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	12%	+2.2
Explain risk, consent and follow-up. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
On-call, consults and ward rounds. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Clinical meeting, team and owning the diagnosis. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		23%

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