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.
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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.
