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AI exposure Healthcare practitioners and technical

Will AI replace athletic trainers?

Athletic Trainers. US occupation 29-9091.

5.3%

of the time athletic trainers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of athletic trainers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 247 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 67% of them.Further along than 67% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Around the middle of the pack.Keeping pace with the average job.

What AI already does for athletic trainersWhat athletic trainers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 23 tasks for athletic trainers. AI use at work shows up in 1 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.Core task mostly automated 0.86

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

22 of the 23 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Accompany injured athletes to hospitals.Core task
  • Advise athletes on the proper use of equipment.Core task
  • Apply protective or injury preventive devices, such as tape, bandages, or braces, to body parts, such as ankles, fingers, or wrists.Core task
  • Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.Core task
  • Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.Core task
  • Clean and sanitize athletic training rooms.Core task
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  • Collaborate with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries.Core task
  • Conduct an initial assessment of an athlete's injury or illness to provide emergency or continued care and to determine whether they should be referred to physicians for definitive diagnosis and treatment.Core task
  • Conduct research or provide instruction on subject matter related to athletic training or sports medicine.Core task
  • Confer with coaches to select protective equipment.Core task
  • Develop training programs or routines designed to improve athletic performance.Core task
  • Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.Core task
  • Inspect playing fields to locate any items that could injure players.Core task
  • Instruct coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, or community members in the care and prevention of athletic injuries.Core task
  • Lead stretching exercises for team members prior to games or practices.Core task
  • Massage body parts to relieve soreness, strains, or bruises.Core task
  • Plan or implement comprehensive athletic injury or illness prevention programs.Core task
  • Recommend special diets to improve athletes' health, increase their stamina, or alter their weight.Core task
  • Travel with athletic teams to be available at sporting events.Core task
  • File athlete insurance claims and communicate with insurance providers.
  • Perform team support duties, such as running errands, maintaining equipment, or stocking supplies.
  • Teach sports medicine courses to athletic training students.

How that compares

Among the 65 healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, athletic trainers rank 14. The group averages 4.1%, and its most exposed job is Medical Records Specialists at 66.7%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 244Actuaries 5.4%
  2. 244Craft Artists 5.4%
  3. 244Library Technicians 5.4%

Just below

  1. 249Nurse Midwives 5.2%
  2. 250Nuclear Medicine Technologists 5.1%
  3. 250Soil and Plant Scientists 5.1%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.