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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Ocular Care Aide” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #239 of 702. Estimated risk: 30.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Ocular Care Aide” 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 57% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

47%

“Ocular Care Aide” 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 Medical Assistants, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

Avg. Annual Salary $44,720
Avg. Hourly Wage $21.50
Available Jobs (US) 793,460
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Medical Assistants #31-9092
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Medical Assistants”

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Related Occupations & Automation Risk

Medical Transcriptionists

AI Risk 60%
Robot Risk 35%

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AI Risk 57%
Robot Risk 48%

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AI Risk 48%
Robot Risk 52%

Personal Care Aides

AI Risk 47%
Robot Risk 47%

Nursing Assistants

AI Risk 46%
Robot Risk 45%

Medical Equipment Preparers

AI Risk 42%
Robot Risk 63%

Core Skills & Abilities

  • Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.

  • Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.

  • Set up medical laboratory equipment.

  • Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.

  • Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.

  • Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.

  • Schedule appointments for patients.

  • Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.

  • Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.

  • Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.

  • Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.

  • Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.

  • Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.

  • Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.

  • Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.

  • Keep financial records or perform other bookkeeping duties, such as handling credit or collections or mailing monthly statements to patients.

  • Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.

  • Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.

  • Change dressings on wounds.

  • Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.

Technologies & Software

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  • Web browser software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Medical procedure coding software
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Electronic medical record EMR software
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • IDX Systems Patient Chart Tracking
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Patient management software
  • Database software
  • Business software applications
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Data entry software
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Word processing software
  • Nuance DAX (Microsoft)
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Epic Systems
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Bookkeeping software
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Diagnostic and procedural coding software
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Medical condition coding software
  • MEDITECH software
  • GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • DeepSeek
  • Appointment scheduling software
  • Visual electro diagnostic software
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Billing software
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Business
  • Microsoft Word
  • Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Electrocardiography EKG units
  • Microscope slides
  • Endotracheal ET tubes
  • Breathalyzers
  • Keratometers
  • Audiometers
  • Mayo stands
  • Mechanical stethoscopes
  • Enema equipment
  • Evacuated blood collection tubes
  • Evacuated collection tube holders/adapters
  • Syringe needles
  • Electronic blood pressure measuring devices
  • Walkers
  • Hearing aids
  • Lensometers
  • Culturettes
  • Tonometers
  • Snellen eye charts
  • X ray machines
  • Intradermal needles
  • Nebulizers
  • Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS units
  • Scanners
  • X ray development equipment
  • Binocular light compound microscopes
  • Manual blood pressuring measurement equipment
  • Blood collection vials
  • Opthalmoscopes
  • Laser printers
  • Electrocautery equipment
  • Single draw needles
  • Suture removers
  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy equipment
  • Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
  • Crutches
  • Metric rules
  • Staple removers
  • Tuberculin TB skin test equipment
  • Centrifuges
  • Credit card readers
  • Oxygen masks
  • Pulmonary function measurement equipment
  • Baumanometers
  • Handheld occluders
  • Dictation equipment
  • Plethysmographs
  • Microcapillary hematocrit tubes
  • Lancets
  • Oxygen equipment
  • Dosimetry badges
  • Canes
  • Syringes
  • Splints
  • Suction machines
  • Autoclaves
  • Cast cutters
  • Retinoscopes
  • Pipettes
  • Pulmonary nebulizers
  • Suction tubing
  • Wheelchairs
  • Notebook computers
  • Tablet computers
  • Intramuscular needles
  • Otoscopes
  • Tourniquets
  • Oxygen tanks
  • Butterfly needles
  • Vitalors
  • Gait belts
  • Blood chemistry analyzers
  • Spirometers
  • Personal computers

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