Takeover Tracker
28%medium risk
Audiologists
vs

48 shared · 30 different

core competencies

41%medium risk
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricAudiologistsOphthalmic Medical Technologists
Risk Score28.4%41.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile31th84th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)2 / 156 / 15
Median Salary$92,120$48,790
Employment15K174K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Therapy and Counseling
Psychology
Active LearningAI-Augmented
Inductive Reasoning
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Deductive Reasoning
Problem Sensitivity
English Language
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Customer and Personal Service
Computers and Electronics
Judgment and Decision MakingAI-Augmented

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Audiologists

32%

total discount

Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

31%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Audiologists

2 of 15 at risk
87%Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities.
52%Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments.
49%Refer patients to additional medical or educational services if needed.
49%Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status.
47%Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.

Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

6 of 15 at risk
88%Take and document patients' medical histories.
88%Calculate corrections for refractive errors.
86%Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
51%Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
51%Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.

Wage Comparison

Ophthalmic Medical Technologists earns -$43,330(-47%) vs Audiologists
AudiologistsOphthalmic Medical Technologists
10th
$61,930$37,290
25th
$76,440$40,740
Median
$92,120$48,790
75th
$109,330$62,280
90th
$129,830$81,290

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Audiologists2028–2035
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Audiologists has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Ophthalmic Medical Technologists.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Audiologists

$65,986

from $92,120

Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

$28,547

from $48,790

After adjusting for AI risk, Audiologists offers $37,439 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Audiologists

0

Unique to Ophthalmic

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
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