Key findings
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is not likely to automate blue-collar jobs like Medical Appliance Technicians.
The unique automation wave of GenAI may not transform their work significantly.
Increased demand for premium goods and services could even boost the need for these workers.
GenAI lacks the ability to perform physical tasks, keeping blue-collar workers shielded from major disruption.
In the future, skills such as Information Ordering and Digital Data Processing may be automated, but tasks like troubleshooting and repairing will likely remain in the hands of skilled technicians.
How could AI or automation replace or complement job activities?
AI, automation, or LLMs like ChatGPT could enhance efficiency in the work of Medical Appliance Technicians.
While these technologies may streamline certain tasks such as measuring dimensions or matching skin colors, they could not entirely replace the technician’s craftsmanship and patient interaction.
For instance, AI could assist in precise measurements for device construction, but the hands-on skills and personalized adjustments made by the technician during fitting and instruction to patients cannot be replicated by machines.
Job description
Construct, maintain, or fix medical supportive devices like braces, orthotics, prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.
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