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Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 21.4% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
- Rank
- #583 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +21.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $45,570 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 72,500 in the US, with about 11,800 openings a year
The work, 13 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health33%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristics11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate medical equipment9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others to use equipment or products6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 494 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer basic health care or medical treatments5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assist healthcare practitioners during medical procedures5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean medical equipment or facilities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain medical equipment or instruments4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Advise others on products or services1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 196 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Fit assistive devices to patients or clients1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 121 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 11,800 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.01, higher than 1% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 29-2057 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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