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Headline risk

1%

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Ophthalmic medical technicians

United States AI Work IndexISCO 2635title_match

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

78.8 current · 94.4 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $44K

Median annual wage

Demand 20%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 3

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 5% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 44,080

Employment 2024

78.8K

Projected Change (2024–34)

19.8%

Openings (2024–34)

12.5K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 34,21025th pctl: USD 37,100Median: USD 44,08075th pctl: USD 49,730Top 10%: USD 60,810

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: Postsecondary nondegree award Experience: —

Role Profile

AdaptabilityDetail orientedInterpersonal

Tasks

  • 1. Take and document patients' medical histories. AI use: 72%
  • 2. Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Measure and record lens power, using lensometers. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordAcuityPro

Requirements

License required: 89.3%License required: 10.7%Certificate: 48.6%Certificate: 51.4%

Work context

Contact With Others 4.9/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.8/5
Telephone Conversations 4.8/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.8/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.7/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.7/5

Worker profile

Median age 33.0 · 68K employed

Under 25: 40% · 25–54: 41% · 55+: 19%

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