AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 29-2057.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians?

Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.

Estimated AI task exposure
35%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

20 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

33/100

Physical moat

22/100

Human moat

27/100

Rating coverage

100%

20 task statements / 20 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Take and document patients' medical histories.
Importance 99/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 97/100Weight 0.99
Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
Importance 98/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 97/100Weight 0.98
Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
Importance 98/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 97/100Weight 0.98
Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes.
Importance 98/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 94/100Weight 0.98
Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
Importance 96/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 95/100Weight 0.98
Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
Importance 94/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 95/100Weight 0.97
Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
Importance 98/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.93
Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.91
Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
Importance 93/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.91
Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism.
Importance 91/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.90

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$45,570

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

71,010

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+21.4%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

12

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

30 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

30 points lower exposure • 82% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

30 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

30 points lower exposure • 79% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

30 points lower exposure • 79% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

25 points lower exposure • 82% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

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    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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