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.
#297 / 693
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?
School psychologist
22%
#413 / 693
View rankingSchool psychologist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Referral, tests and the report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
The child, the session and the one who will not talk.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Classroom, the teacher and what actually happens.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Family, the fear and not scaring.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The bullying protocol and not looking away.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
See the child, and not hanging a label.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- school reports
- sessions with children
- psychological tests
- bullying protocol
- the family
- real classroom
- not label
- the tutor's referral
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-3031.00· ESCO/ISCO 2634