# Will urologists be replaced by AI? Updated October 2026 Urologists score 34 of 100 for AI exposure. The largest share of their task time, 50%, is work AI speeds up while they stay in charge. AI can take over 7% outright, and 43% stays with people. - **7%** AI can do it - **50%** AI helps - **43%** Needs a person Moderate exposure Lower than 56% of the 923 occupations we scored. ## Task by task We graded 14 tasks, listed here from most to least exposed. AI can do 1 of them today, speeds up 7 and leaves 6 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Document or review patients' histories. AI scribes and summaries can compile and review histories from records. | 70% AI can do it | | Prescribe medications to treat patients with erectile dysfunction (ED), infertility, or ejaculation problems. AI can check guidelines and draft ED or fertility prescriptions for review. | 50% AI helps | | Order and interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening, to detect prostate cancer. AI can flag and interpret PSA and test trends, clinician orders and decides. | 45% AI helps | | Refer patients to specialists when condition exceeds experience, expertise, or scope of practice. AI can identify scope limits and draft specialist referral letters. | 45% AI helps | | Provide urology consultation to physicians or other health care professionals. AI can draft consult notes and summarize cases, physician gives advice. | 40% AI helps | ## How urologists compare All occupations (923) Healthcare practitioners and technical (89) **Urologists score 34**, marked by the dark line. Each dot is a score, darker where more occupations share it. The short marks show the averages, 37 for all occupations and 34 for healthcare practitioners and technical. ## Pay and outlook in the US Median pay $265,930 a year, May 2025 People employed 57,120 in the US, May 2025 Projected change in jobs +3.4% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Perform cystoscopy and catheter procedures on patients - Run open and laparoscopic pelvic surgery in person - Check AI drafted prescriptions in Epic Systems - Track PSA trends in Microsoft Excel - Write consult notes in Microsoft Word for physicians - Present outcome data in Microsoft PowerPoint ## Safer roles nearby 5 related occupations with lower scores. - [Pediatric surgeons29 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/pediatric-surgeons/) - [Orthopedic surgeons29 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/orthopedic-surgeons/) - [Ophthalmologists33 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/ophthalmologists/) - [Emergency medicine physicians33 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/emergency-medicine-physicians/) - [Anesthesiologists28 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/anesthesiologists/) ## Questions about urologists and AI Will AI replace urologists? Partly. About 3 in 10 working hours go to tasks AI can already do, mostly reviewing patient histories and drafting erectile dysfunction and fertility prescriptions. Surgery, cystoscopy and hands-on examination stay with urologists because they need a physician in the room with the patient. Which urology tasks is AI taking over? Reviewing patient histories scores 70 on exposure and is marked for automation, since AI scribes and summaries can compile records from the chart. Prescribing for erectile dysfunction, infertility, or ejaculation problems scores 50, with AI drafting prescriptions that the urologist reviews. Ordering and reading PSA trends scores 45, with AI flagging patterns while the clinician decides. Which urology tasks stay human? Abdominal, pelvic, and retroperitoneal surgery scores 3 on exposure, the lowest in the job, because open and laparoscopic work is entirely physical. Cystoscopy and catheter treatment scores 6, and lithotripsy and laser procedures score 8, since they need direct hands-on skill. Tasks marked stays human carry 43% of the job's task weight. How can urologists stay valuable as AI spreads? Keep the procedure work that needs hands-on skill, such as cystoscopy and pelvic surgery, and build case volume there. Check every AI drafted prescription and referral letter in Epic Systems or eClinicalWorks before signing it. Track PSA trends in Microsoft Excel and present outcomes in Microsoft PowerPoint to referring physicians. ## Related jobs - [General internal medicine physicians44 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/general-internal-medicine-physicians/) - [Physiatrists35 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/physiatrists/) - [Allergists41 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/allergists/) - [Physician assistants30 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/physician-assistants/) ## Next steps for urologists - ### Check your job Your job title is a rough guide. Your actual tasks decide your score. Paste your job description or CV and see which of your tasks AI can do. [Check your job](https://www.aigentcy.com/tools/ai-exposure-checker/) [Check your CV](https://www.aigentcy.com/tools/cv-checker/) ### Check which roles in your team AI can take on We map your team's tasks, show what AI can do today and build the automations that pay back first. 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