Can AI Replace Orthoptists in 2026?

Lower exposure. AI could handle about 73% of today's orthoptists tasks by 2036, and there is a 18% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI both assists and takes over tasks.

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Timeline

Year2030

Tasks AI can do

39%

Headcount (2025 = 100)

Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs

9% 2030 · 18% 2036

One person could cover, 2036

1.9 roles

Share of today's tasks AI can perform

Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line)

Your survival map

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Lower-risk jobs that use similar skills

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians7% risk by 2036 Physical Therapists5% risk by 2036 Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists6% risk by 2036

Your plan

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Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Prepare diagnostic or treatment reports for other medical practitioners or therapists".Learn one AI tool well enough to show it in an interview, for: "Interpret clinical or diagnostic test results".Get visibly better at your human core: "Develop or use special test and communication techniques to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of children or disabled patients".Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output.Read about a lower-risk move: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians.

Lower-risk jobs with similar tasks

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians — 7% chance of contraction by 2036
Physical Therapists — 5% chance of contraction by 2036
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists — 6% chance of contraction by 2036

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Based on 16 O*NET tasks for "Orthoptists" (SOC 29-1299.02). LLM alone: 19% of tasks; with AI tools: 88%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10