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O*NET-SOC 29-2081.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Opticians, Dispensing?

Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames. Includes contact lens opticians.

Estimated AI task exposure
37%

Low-Moderate exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

48/100

Physical moat

34/100

Human moat

49/100

Rating coverage

100%

21 task statements / 21 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.
Importance 99/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 90/100Weight 0.97
Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
Importance 95/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 90/100Weight 0.96
Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.
Importance 95/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 90/100Weight 0.95
Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands.
Importance 93/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 90/100Weight 0.95
Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.
Importance 97/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.94
Evaluate prescriptions in conjunction with clients' vocational and avocational visual requirements.
Importance 95/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 88/100Weight 0.94
Maintain records of customer prescriptions, work orders, and payments.
Importance 93/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 88/100Weight 0.93
Sell goods such as contact lenses, spectacles, sunglasses, and goods related to eyes, in general.
Importance 88/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 88/100Weight 0.93
Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.91
Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.91

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

$47,260

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

73,530

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+4.2%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

6

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

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

25 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
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Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

27 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

22%

15 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $59,050 Growth 2025–2035: +4.1% Annual openings: 21

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Athletes and Sports Competitors

21%

16 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $66,710 Growth 2025–2035: +5.5% Annual openings: 2

stronger human/judgment moat, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

32 points lower exposure • 74% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Shampooers

23%

14 points lower exposure • 91% profile similarity

Median wage: $32,600 Growth 2025–2035: +5.6% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work

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