Recommend types of assistive devices.

Recommend types of assistive devices. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 7 occupations and seen in 9 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Advise others on products or services. in Providing Consultation and Advice to Others .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 9 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 8 (89%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 1 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.003% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions. · Opticians, Dispensing · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs. · Opticians, Dispensing · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs). · Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments. · Audiologists · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Advise oncology team members on use of beam modifying or immobilization devices in radiation treatment plans. · Medical Dosimetrists · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies. · Pharmacists · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Develop requirements for the use of patient immobilization devices and positioning aides, such as molds or casts, as part of treatment plans to ensure accurate delivery of radiation and comfort of patient. · Medical Dosimetrists · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Suggest and apply the use of supports such as straps, tapes, bandages, or braces if necessary. · Chiropractors · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Assist patients to select eyewear. · Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · importance 2.7 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Opticians, Dispensing
• Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
• Audiologists
• Medical Dosimetrists
• Pharmacists
• Chiropractors
• Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Recommend types of assistive devices.},
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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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