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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Optometrist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #188 of 702. Estimated risk: 14.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

55%

“Optometrist” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 55% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

47%

“Optometrist” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 47% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Optometrists, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.

Avg. Annual Salary $140,940
Avg. Hourly Wage $67.76
Available Jobs (US) 41,890
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Optometrists #29-1041
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Optometrists”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation.

  • Prescribe therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision.

  • Provide patients undergoing eye surgeries, such as cataract and laser vision correction, with pre- and post-operative care.

  • Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements, and safety factors.

  • Consult with and refer patients to ophthalmologist or other health care practitioner if additional medical treatment is determined necessary.

  • Remove foreign bodies from the eye.

  • Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan.

  • Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.

  • Examine eyes, using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities, such as glaucoma or color blindness.

  • Prescribe medications to treat eye diseases if state laws permit.

Technologies & Software

  • Universal Software Solutions VersaVision
  • Gemini (Google)
  • OfficeMate Software Solutions OfficeMate
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Epic AI
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Abridge
  • MAX Systems Max-Gold7
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Perplexity AI
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • First Insight E-Z Frame
  • Operational Data Store ODS software
  • Microsoft Access
  • First Insight MaximEyes
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Insight Software My Vision Express
  • Scheduling software
  • Digital Healthcare OptoMize
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Nabla Copilot
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Glass AI
  • HealthLine Systems Eyecom
  • AltaPoint Data Systems AltaPoint Vision
  • Accra Med Software Filopto
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Babcock Winx Pro
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Nuance DAX (Microsoft)
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Microsoft Edge
  • DeepSeek
  • VisionScience Software Acuity Pro
  • Web browser software
  • MediNotes Charting Plus
  • Compulink Business Systems Eyecare Advantage
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Prima Systems OPTIX
  • OfficeMate Software Solutions ExamWRITER
  • Apple Safari
  • Amboss AI
  • Worth 4-dot tests
  • Fixation cards
  • Child fixation targets
  • Loose prisms
  • Halberg clips
  • Notebook computers
  • Single Lea symbol books
  • Randot stereo tests
  • Lens clocks
  • Retinal cameras
  • 4-well lens holders
  • Binocular indirect ophthalmoscopes
  • Lensometers
  • Lachrymal cannulae
  • Hruby lenses
  • Ophthalmic transilluminators
  • Yellow condensing lenses
  • Tonometers
  • Retinoscopy racks
  • Desktop computers
  • Mechanical stethoscopes
  • Multiple pinhole mask occluders
  • Wide jaw angling pliers
  • Scleral depressors
  • Color vision testing devices
  • Clear 78 diopter condensing lenses
  • Retinoscopes
  • Amsler grids
  • Contact lens loupes
  • Golf club spuds
  • Horizontal prism bars
  • 8-well lens flippers
  • Ishihara plates
  • Biomicroscopes
  • Half nylon gripping pliers
  • Pediatric near point cards
  • Ophthalmoscopes
  • Sphygmomanometers
  • Corneal pachymeters
  • Snellen eye charts
  • Lea symbols near vision cards
  • Multiple pin hole occluders
  • Skiascopic lens rack
  • Keratometers
  • Corneal topographers
  • Fundus cameras
  • Clear 20 diopter condensing lenses
  • Lachrymal dilators
  • HRR Hardy-Rand-Rittler plates
  • Lens calipers
  • Phoroptors
  • Autorefractors
  • Pupil diameter PD rules
  • Optical screwdrivers
  • Personal computers
  • Broken wheel visual acuity cards
  • Trial lens sets
  • Non-contact handheld fundus lenses
  • Gonioscopy lenses
  • Combined cover paddle occluders
  • Adult fixation targets
  • Snipe nose pliers

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