Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
29-2057.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansSOC 29-2057.00
85% · agent
82% · agent
78% · agent
75% · agent
25% · you keep
Assist in surgical proceduresWhat can do this →
15% · you keep
The team4 agents · 3 need no setup
Patient monitoring agent
Microsoft Outlook · Email software · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Medical documentation agent
EyeMD EMR Healthcare Systems EyeMD EMR · Microsoft Word · ezChartWriter
Needs EyeMD EMR
Equipment management agent
Microsoft Excel · Medflow Complete · Email software
● No integration needed
Patient education agent
Microsoft Word · Email software · Microsoft PowerPoint
● No integration needed
You keep this
Perform direct vision testing and operate diagnostic equipment on patientsAdminister medications and provide hands-on patient careAssist physicians during surgical procedures requiring physical presenceMake clinical assessments and fitting decisions for eyewear

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.

Start with these three.

The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Patient follow-up calls and status monitoring85% · physical, manual and inspection work · barely automatable
No software category addresses thisWhy not
Document patient medical histories82% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Equipment maintenance and sterilization78% · physical, manual and inspection work · barely automatable
No software category addresses thisWhy not