AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 29-2092.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Hearing Aid Specialists?

Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds.

Estimated AI task exposure
19%

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

11 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

26/100

Physical moat

38/100

Human moat

33/100

Rating coverage

100%

11 task statements / 11 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.
Importance 96/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.92
Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices.
Importance 91/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.92
Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss.
Importance 94/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.92
Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.
Importance 91/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.90
Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.
Importance 93/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 73/100Weight 0.89
Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.
Importance 94/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.88
Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells.
Importance 86/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.84
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in audiology.
Importance 74/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 38/100Weight 0.73
Demonstrate assistive listening devices (ALDs) to clients.
Importance 67/100Relevance 84/100Frequency 45/100Weight 0.68
Diagnose and treat hearing or related disabilities under the direction of an audiologist.
Importance 82/100Relevance 34/100Frequency 58/100Weight 0.58

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$65,160

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

11,270

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+19.4%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

1

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

14 points lower exposure • 88% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

14 points lower exposure • 88% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

14 points lower exposure • 86% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

5%

14 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,620 Growth 2025–2035: +1.6% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

11%

8 points lower exposure • 93% profile similarity

Median wage: $49,450 Growth 2025–2035: +1.5% Annual openings: 4

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

6%

13 points lower exposure • 88% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,020 Growth 2025–2035: +1.6% Annual openings: 14

more physical-world work

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    • domain expertise
    • exception handling
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    • risk and governance
    • basic AI literacy

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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