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?
Fisher
15%
#626 / 633
View rankingFisher
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Catch logs, quotas and fishing GPS.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 32% | +4.5 |
Logged boat maintenance.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 22% | +3.1 |
Go out, set, haul and stow.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 8% | +1.9 |
Read the sea, the gear and the school.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 10% | +1.6 |
Safety, storm and fatigue.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Market, price and crew life.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
- Catch logs, quotas and fishing GPS
- Logged boat maintenance
- Go out, set, haul and stow
- Read the sea, the gear and the school
- Safety, storm and fatigue
- Market, price and crew life
- pescador
- fisher
- pesquero
Sources for this job· O*NET 45-3011.00· ESCO/ISCO 6222