The tasks · Ophthalmic Laboratory TechniciansSOC 51-9083.00
Review prescriptions and work orders to determine lens specificationsWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
Mount lens blanks in cutting/polishing machine chucksWhat can do this →
18% · you keepBarely automatable
Set up and operate grinding/polishing machines for lens shapingWhat can do this →
15% · you keepBarely automatable
Inspect lens blanks and finished lenses for flaws and surface qualityWhat can do this →
12% · you keepBarely automatable
Assemble eyeglass frames and align/adjust lenses using hand toolsWhat can do this →
10% · you keepBarely automatable
The team2 agents · 2 need no setup
Prescription interpretation agent
Electronic medical record EMR software · Microsoft Excel · Docs
● No integration needed
Quality measurement agent
Microsoft Excel · Eyeglass design software · Sheets
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically mount, align, and secure lens blanks and finished lenses in machines and framesOperate precision grinding, polishing, and coating equipment with manual adjustmentsPerform hands-on inspection of lens surface quality, thickness, and optical propertiesExecute physical repairs using soldering irons and precision hand tools
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
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The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
