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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Therapeutic Optometrist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #188 of 702. Estimated risk: 14.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

55%

“Therapeutic 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%

“Therapeutic 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

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

  • Remove foreign bodies from the eye.

  • 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.

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

  • Prescribe therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision.

  • Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan.

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

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

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

  • Provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation.

Technologies & Software

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

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