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?
Development cooperation officer
26%
#212 / 633
View rankingDevelopment cooperation officer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Agreements, alignment and the SDGs on the card.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 48% | +7.7 |
Follow-up, missions and reports to the agency.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
The local partner, the counterpart and the disagreement.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 16% | +2.9 |
Budget, currency and what stays in management.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The context that shifts and reworking the approach.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Not imposing, and accounting on both sides.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 26% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- cooperation agreements
- align with SDGs
- agency reports
- southern partners
- monitoring missions
- hard-currency budget
- counterparts
- accountability
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-3094.00· ESCO/ISCO 2635