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.
#431 / 633
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?
Façade technician
21%
#418 / 633
View rankingFaçade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Set-out, anchors and the panel list.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Hang, adjust and the panel that will not close.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 12% | +2.2 |
Joints, water and the weathertightness test.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Scaffold, cradle and façade wind.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The architect, the sample and the shade that misses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
No water in, and not forcing the anchor.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 21% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- hang façades
- anchors
- panel lists
- weathertightness
- cradle
- façade joints
- colour samples
- anchor set-out
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-2081.00· ESCO/ISCO 7123