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 / 633

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?

19%

#491 / 633

Film director

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
Breakdown, storyboard and shooting plan. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	40%	+7.2
Casting, locations and pre-rehearsal. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Direct on set: action, continuity and taste. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Edit, colour and sound with the team. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Handle producer, time and budget. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Vision of the film and final cut. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	10%	+1.4
Total	100%		19%

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