Ophthalmic Medical Technologists, task by task.
The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.
Also filed here21
- angiographer
- medical technologist
- retinal angiographer
- surgical coordinator
- ophthalmic echographer
- ophthalmic sonographer
- optometric prescreener
- ophthalmic photographer
- optometric technologist
- angiography technologist
- ocular care technologist
- ophthalmic ultrasonographer
- ophthalmic diagnostic imager
- certified retinal angiographer
- and 7 more
- SOC code
- 29-2099.05
- Activities scored
- 6
- In O*NET
- 21 activities
- Activities an agent can take on
- 2
- Grounded in
- O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Ophthalmic Medical TechnologistsSOC 29-2099.05
Calculate refractive corrections and measurementsWhat can do this →
88% agentMostly automatable
Document patient histories and medical informationWhat can do this →
85% agentMostly automatable
Generate diagnostic reports and test documentationWhat can do this →
34% you keepBarely automatable
Patient education and instruction deliveryWhat can do this →
34% you keepBarely automatable
Conduct direct patient testing and measurementsWhat can do this →
25% you keepBarely automatable
Assist in surgical procedures and treatmentsWhat can do this →
15% you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents 3 need no setup
Calculation agent
Microsoft Excel · Web · Docs
No integration needed
Documentation agent
Microsoft Word · EyeMD EMR Healthcare Systems EyeMD EMR · Microsoft Outlook
Needs EyeMD EMR Healthcare Systems EyeMD EMR
Reporting agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Docs
No integration needed
Patient education agent
Microsoft Word · Email software · Docs
No integration needed
You keep this
Perform hands-on patient testing and eye measurementsProvide direct surgical assistance and patient careMake clinical diagnoses and treatment decisionsSupervise staff and maintain legal accountability
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 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.
The full activity list
All 21 detailed work activities O*NET records for Ophthalmic Medical Technologists, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.
Mostly automatable 3
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Record patient medical histories | 57 |
| Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals | 36 |
| Calculate numerical data for medical activities | 8 |
Partly automatable 2
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Communicate detailed medical information to patients or family members | 15 |
| Monitor patients following surgeries or other treatments | 10 |