Audiologists
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 36 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 77% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities.
AI could do much of this on its own
Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Examine and clean patients' ear canals.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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