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?
Domestic worker
15%
#623 / 633
View rankingDomestic worker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Lists, online shopping and written errands.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 30% | +4.2 |
Menus and pantry organisation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 12% | 22% | +2.6 |
Clean, cook, iron and tidy.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 26% | 8% | +2.1 |
Care for elders or children of the house.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 10% | +1.6 |
Trust, keys and boundaries.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Relationship with the employing family.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 15% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Lists, online shopping and written errands
- Menus and pantry organisation
- Clean, cook, iron and tidy
- Care for elders or children of the house
- Trust, keys and boundaries
- Relationship with the employing family
- empleada de hogar
- interno
- domestic worker
- trabajadora del hogar
Sources for this job· O*NET 39-9011.00· ESCO/ISCO 9111