Automation index
How much of a Optician’s job can AI already do?
An auto-refraction and a prescription pad come earlier. Looking at the eye, selling without pushing, and catching glaucoma do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Optician
21%
AI can already do 21% of this job.
#440 / 643
View rankingOptician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
File, history and prescription.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Lens orders, stock and appointments.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Eye exam, retinal image and fitting.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 12% | +2.4 |
Frame fit and workshop.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 10% | +1.6 |
Advise without pushing and explain pathology.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
Refer to ophthalmology and follow-up.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 21% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- File, history and prescription
- Lens orders, stock and appointments
- Eye exam, retinal image and fitting
- Frame fit and workshop
- Refer to ophthalmology and follow-up
- optico
- optometrista
- optician
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-2081.00· ESCO/ISCO 3254
IS WORK OVER?
Emergency physician
20%
#465 / 643
View rankingEmergency physician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Read vitals, ECG and shock protocols.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Assess, stabilise and prioritise beds.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 10% | +2.2 |
Procedures: line, suture, CPR.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Brief family and negotiate doubtful discharges.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Notes, consults and ward admissions.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Shift, team and not leaving anyone in the corridor.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 20% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- care for patients
- diagnose
- nursing care
- clinical notes
- Read vitals, ECG and shock protocols
- Assess, stabilise and prioritise beds
- Procedures: line, suture, CPR
- Notes, consults and ward admissions
- medico de urgencias
- urgentologo
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1214.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212