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.
30% 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
- Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan
- Prescribe medications to treat eye diseases if state laws permit
- Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements, and safety factors
- Provide patients undergoing eye surgeries, such as cataract and laser vision correction, with pre- and post-operative care
- Consult with and refer patients to ophthalmologist or other health care practitioner if additional medical treatment is determined necessary
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Examine eyes, using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities, such as glaucoma or color blindness
- Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids
- Remove foreign bodies from the eye
- Provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation
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 30% 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