OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
0%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Lightly singed at worst. Carry on.
20% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Mostly safe. AI helps around the edges, but the job stays human.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in audiology
- Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities
- Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope
- Assist audiologists in performing aural procedures, such as real ear measurements, speech audiometry, auditory brainstem responses, electronystagmography, and cochlear implant mapping
- Diagnose and treat hearing or related disabilities under the direction of an audiologist
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices
- Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss
- Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests
- Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices
- Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
"My job is 20% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
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last updated 2026-07-16