Automation index
How much of a Orthotic and prosthetic technician’s job can AI already do?
A scan and a CAD tweak come earlier. A prosthesis that takes the step and does not rub do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Orthotic and prosthetic technician
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#396 / 633
View rankingOrthotic and prosthetic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Measure, scan and design the orthosis.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Thermoform, laminate and assemble parts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Trial, align and the one who will not take the step.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Repair, grow-with-the-child and reviews.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Prescription, approval and working with rehab.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
No rubbing and owning the support.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
- make prostheses
- orthoses
- scan residual limbs
- align prostheses
- thermoform
- laminate carbon
- review fittings
- O&P
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-9082.00· ESCO/ISCO 3214
IS WORK OVER?
Infectious disease physician
23%
#298 / 633
View rankingInfectious disease 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 cultures, PCR and the antibiogram.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 48% | +7.7 |
Consult, the febrile patient and the one who does not respond.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Antibiotic plan, HIV and tropical disease.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Stewardship, resistance and the hospital protocol.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Isolation, public health and the ward outbreak.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
On-call and signing the last-resort drug.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 23% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- antibiogram
- prescribe antibiotics
- stewardship
- treat HIV
- ID consult
- isolation
- pathogen PCR
- resistance
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1229.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212