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Orthoptists

Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
65/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
55/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence81/100
Task coverage84%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Provide instructions to patients or family members concerning diagnoses or treatment plans.High
75
Perform diagnostic tests or measurements, such as motor testing, visual acuity testing, lensometry, retinoscopy, and color vision testing.High
70
Provide nonsurgical interventions, including corrective lenses, patches, drops, fusion exercises, or stereograms, to treat conditions such as strabismus, heterophoria, and convergence insufficiency.High
71
Develop nonsurgical treatment plans for patients with conditions such as strabismus, nystagmus, and other visual disorders.High
74
Develop or use special test and communication techniques to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of children or patients with disabilities.High
75
Evaluate, diagnose, or treat disorders of the visual system with an emphasis on binocular vision or abnormal eye movements.High
51
Examine patients with problems related to ocular motility, binocular vision, amblyopia, or strabismus.High
41
Prepare diagnostic or treatment reports for other medical practitioners or therapists.High
73
Collaborate with ophthalmologists, optometrists, or other specialists in the diagnosis, treatment, or management of conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, and retinal diseases.Medium
70
Provide training related to clinical methods or orthoptics to students, resident physicians, or other health professionals.High
55
Assist ophthalmologists in diagnostic ophthalmic procedures, such as ultrasonography, fundus photography, and tonometry.Medium
71
Perform vision screening of children in schools or community health centers.Medium
71
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Provide instructions to patients or family members concerning diagnoses or treatment plans.75
  2. Develop or use special test and communication techniques to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of children or patients with disabilities.75
  3. Develop nonsurgical treatment plans for patients with conditions such as strabismus, nystagmus, and other visual disorders.74
  4. Prepare diagnostic or treatment reports for other medical practitioners or therapists.73
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Perform diagnostic tests or measurements, such as motor testing, visual acuity testing, lensometry, retinoscopy, and color vision testing.01
  2. Provide nonsurgical interventions, including corrective lenses, patches, drops, fusion exercises, or stereograms, to treat conditions such as strabismus, heterophoria, and convergence insufficiency.02
  3. Evaluate, diagnose, or treat disorders of the visual system with an emphasis on binocular vision or abnormal eye movements.03
  4. Collaborate with ophthalmologists, optometrists, or other specialists in the diagnosis, treatment, or management of conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, and retinal diseases.04
  5. Provide training related to clinical methods or orthoptics to students, resident physicians, or other health professionals.05
Where else this work leads

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency64
Physical dependency41
Adoption pressure50
Labour-market resilience64
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence81/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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