AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 29-1122.01

Will AI replace Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists?

Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists: AI can already handle 9 of 21 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 21 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists, from most to least exposed. 9 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes. 85 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation. 75 Estimated Frontier 4.1
Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions. 75 Estimated Standard 3.8
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. 75 Estimated Efficient 3.6
Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals. 65 Estimated Frontier 4.5
Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals. 65 Estimated Standard 4.3
Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients. 65 Estimated Standard 3.8
Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs). 60 Estimated Frontier 4.7
Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers. 60 Estimated Standard 4.2
Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed. 50 Estimated Standard 4.1
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). 50 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Participate in professional development activities, such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues. 50 Estimated Standard 4.0
Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.7
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). 35 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive information. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Teach clients to travel independently, using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Teach self-advocacy skills to clients. 35 Estimated Standard 4.2
Teach independent living skills or techniques, such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Train clients to use adaptive equipment, such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Train clients to read or write Braille. 35 Estimated Efficient 3.7
Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices. 20 Estimated Efficient 3.9

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 21 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 21 of 21. 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 85% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.

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
162,450
Median annual wage
$100,330
Middle half of earners
$82,510 to $116,670
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+13.8%

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 Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists and AI

Will AI replace Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists?

AI already handles 9 of the 21 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 +13.8% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists?

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 21 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 21 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes; Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation; Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions. They are three of the 9 tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A standard-tier model or lower covers 85% 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 Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists, and what do they earn?

162,450 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $100,330 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +13.8% 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: Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists. 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/low-vision-therapists-orientation-and-mobility-specialists-and-vision-rehabilitation-therapists

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