AI exposure in healthcare practitioners and technical jobs
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The 89 occupations in this group average 34 of 100 for AI exposure, against 37 for all the occupations we scored. Medical coders are the most exposed at 69. Surgical technologists are the least exposed at 15.
How the group splits
Share of the occupations in this group in each exposure band.
- 33% low
- 61% moderate
- 6% high
Every occupation in this group
- Medical coders, Medical Records Specialists, score 69 out of 100
- Dietitians, Dietitians and Nutritionists, score 53 out of 100
- Pharmacists, 15% of task time AI can do, score 51 out of 100
- Nurse practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, score 49 out of 100
- Patient representatives, Patient Representatives, score 49 out of 100
- Radiologists, 15% of task time AI can do, score 46 out of 100
- Preventive medicine physicians, Preventive Medicine Physicians, score 45 out of 100
- General internal medicine physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, score 44 out of 100
- Pharmacy technicians, Pharmacy Technicians, score 44 out of 100
- Family doctors, Family Medicine Physicians, score 42 out of 100
- Allergists, Allergists and Immunologists, score 41 out of 100
- Pathologists, Physicians, Pathologists, score 41 out of 100
- Hospitalists, 8% of task time AI can do, score 40 out of 100
- Sports medicine physicians, Sports Medicine Physicians, score 40 out of 100
- Speech-language pathologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, score 39 out of 100
- Occupational therapists, Occupational Therapists, score 38 out of 100
- Physical therapists, Physical Therapists, score 38 out of 100
- Nurses, Registered Nurses, score 36 out of 100
- Neurodiagnostic technologists, Neurodiagnostic Technologists, score 35 out of 100
- Physiatrists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians, score 35 out of 100
- Urologists, 7% of task time AI can do, score 34 out of 100
- Veterinarians, 5% of task time AI can do, score 33 out of 100
- Opticians, Opticians, Dispensing, score 32 out of 100
- Sonographers, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, score 31 out of 100
- Physician assistants, Physician Assistants, score 30 out of 100
- Ophthalmic medical technologists, Ophthalmic Medical Technologists, score 29 out of 100
- Orthopedic surgeons, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, score 29 out of 100
- Radiologic technologists, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, score 29 out of 100
- Anesthesiologists, 7% of task time AI can do, score 28 out of 100
- Dentists, Dentists, General, score 28 out of 100
- Cardiovascular technologists, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, score 27 out of 100
- Nurse anesthetists, Nurse Anesthetists, score 26 out of 100
- Respiratory therapists, Respiratory Therapists, score 24 out of 100
- Licensed practical nurses, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, score 22 out of 100
- Psychiatric technicians, Psychiatric Technicians, score 22 out of 100
- Veterinary technicians, Veterinary Technologists and Technicians, score 22 out of 100
- Dental hygienists, Dental Hygienists, score 20 out of 100
- Paramedics, 8% of task time AI can do, score 19 out of 100
- Emergency medical technicians, Emergency Medical Technicians, score 17 out of 100
- Ophthalmic medical technicians, Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, score 17 out of 100
- Surgical technologists, Surgical Technologists, score 15 out of 100
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