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# AI exposure in healthcare support jobs

Updated October 2026

The 19 occupations in this group average 26 of 100 for AI exposure, against 37 for all the occupations we scored. Speech-language pathology assistants are the most exposed at 43. Orderlies are the least exposed at 10.

## How the group splits

Share of the occupations in this group in each exposure band.

-   **74%** low
-   **21%** moderate
-   **5%** high

## Every occupation in this group

1.  [Speech-language pathology assistants, Speech-Language Pathology Assistants, score **43** out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/speech-language-pathology-assistants/)
2.  [Medical assistants, Medical Assistants, score **32** out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/medical-assistants/)
3.  [Occupational therapy assistants, Occupational Therapy Assistants, score **27** out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/occupational-therapy-assistants/)
4.  [Veterinary assistants, Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers, score **27** out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/veterinary-assistants/)
5.  [Dental assistants, Dental Assistants, score **26** out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/dental-assistants/)
6.  [Medical equipment preparers, Medical Equipment Preparers, score **25** out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/medical-equipment-preparers/)
7.  [Phlebotomists, 10% of task time AI can do, score **21** out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/phlebotomists/)
8.  [Massage therapists, Massage Therapists, score **20** out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/massage-therapists/)
9.  [Endoscopy technicians, Endoscopy Technicians, score **19** out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/endoscopy-technicians/)
10.  [Physical therapist assistants, Physical Therapist Assistants, score **19** out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/physical-therapist-assistants/)
11.  [Nursing assistants, Nursing Assistants, score **16** out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/nursing-assistants/)
12.  [Orderlies, Healthcare support, score **10** out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/orderlies/)

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Occupation data from the O\*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and modified by Aigentcy. O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Wage, employment and projection data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. EU occupation names from ESCO, European Commission. AI usage signals from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY) and Microsoft Research (CC BY 4.0). [Methodology and sources](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/methodology/). Scores © Aigentcy. Quote them with a link to the page.
