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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Ophthalmic Aide” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #239 of 702. Estimated risk: 30.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Ophthalmic 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%

“Ophthalmic 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%

Physical Therapist Assistants

AI Risk 57%
Robot Risk 48%

Dental Assistants

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

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

  • Schedule appointments for patients.

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

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

  • Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.

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

  • Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.

  • Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.

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

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

  • Change dressings on wounds.

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

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

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

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

  • Set up medical laboratory equipment.

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

  • Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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