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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 therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision.

  • Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan.

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

  • Provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation.

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

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

  • Remove foreign bodies from the eye.

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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