AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 31-9099.02

Will AI replace Endoscopy Technicians?

Endoscopy Technicians: AI can already handle 6 of 12 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 12 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Endoscopy Technicians, from most to least exposed. 6 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Perform safety checks to verify proper equipment functioning. 80 Estimated Standard 4.9
Collect specimens from patients, using standard medical procedures. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.9
Assist physicians or registered nurses in the conduct of endoscopic procedures. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.8
Prepare suites or rooms according to endoscopic procedure requirements. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.6
Position or transport patients in accordance with instructions from medical personnel. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Clean, disinfect, or calibrate scopes or other endoscopic instruments according to manufacturer recommendations and facility standards. 60 Estimated Efficient 5.0
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in endoscopy. 50 Estimated Standard 4.0
Attend in-service training to validate or refresh basic professional skills. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Conduct in-service training sessions to disseminate information regarding equipment or instruments. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Maintain or repair endoscopic equipment. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.9
Maintain inventories of endoscopic equipment and supplies. 20 Estimated Standard 4.4
Place devices, such as blood pressure cuffs, pulse oximeter sensors, nasal cannulas, surgical cautery pads, and cardiac monitoring electrodes, on patients to monitor vital signs. 10 Estimated No tier 4.7

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 12 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 12 of 12. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

A standard-tier model or lower covers 92% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 92% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 9% is hands-on.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
109,740
Median annual wage
$48,430
Middle half of earners
$39,470 to $59,710
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+3.5%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034. BLS publishes these figures by SOC code, so O*NET occupations that share a SOC code show the same figures.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Endoscopy Technicians and AI

Will AI replace Endoscopy Technicians?

AI already handles 6 of the 12 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 51 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +3.5% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Endoscopy Technicians?

51 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 12 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 12 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Endoscopy Technicians tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Perform safety checks to verify proper equipment functioning; Collect specimens from patients, using standard medical procedures; Assist physicians or registered nurses in the conduct of endoscopic procedures. They are three of the 6 tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A standard-tier model or lower covers 92% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Endoscopy Technicians, and what do they earn?

109,740 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $48,430 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +3.5% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Endoscopy Technicians. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/endoscopy-technicians

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