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How exposed to AI is a Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapist?

Of the 21 tasks O*NET lists for low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists, 4 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 13 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Certified Low Vision Therapist (CLVT)Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)Mobility SpecialistOrientation and Mobility Instructor (O and M Instructor)Orientation and Mobility Specialist (O and M Specialist)Rehabilitation TeacherRehabilitation TherapistStudents with Visual Impairments Teacher (TVI)Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT)Visually Impaired Teacher (TVI)
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
21
tasks rated for this occupation
100%
hold a degree, from a survey of 23
128k
people do this job in the US
58 of 89
least protected in healthcare practitioners

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

4
  • Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs)
  • Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes
  • Design instructional programs to improve communication, using devices such as slates and styluses, braillers, keyboards, adaptive handwriting devices, talking book machines, digital books, and optical character readers (OCRs)
  • Refer clients to services, such as eye care, health care, rehabilitation, and counseling, to enhance visual and life functioning or when condition exceeds scope of practice

Only with software built on top

4
  • Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals
  • Participate in professional development activities, such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues
  • Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions
  • Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients

Cannot be sped up

13
  • Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches
  • Train clients with visual impairments to use mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs)
  • Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive information
  • Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals
  • Teach clients to travel independently, using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises
  • Teach self-advocacy skills to clients
  • Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers
  • Teach independent living skills or techniques, such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management
  • Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed
  • Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation
  • Train clients to use adaptive equipment, such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices
  • Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices
  • Train clients to read or write Braille
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.