AI exposure Healthcare practitioners and technical
Will AI replace healthcare practitioners and technical workers?
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other. US occupation 29-9099.
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0.0%
of the time healthcare practitioners and technical workers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of healthcare practitioners and technical workers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.
Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.
Per cent of working time Square-law scale
Average US job 7.7%
Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.
What AI already does for healthcare practitioners and technical workersWhat healthcare practitioners and technical workers no longer do alone
O*NET lists 36 tasks for healthcare practitioners and technical workers. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.
What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human
36 of the 36 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.
- Assess birthing environments to ensure cleanliness, safety, and the availability of appropriate supplies.Core task
- Assess the status of post-date pregnancies to determine treatments and interventions.Core task
- Assist maternal patients to find physical positions that will facilitate childbirth.Core task
- Collect specimens for use in laboratory tests.Core task
- Compile and evaluate clinical practice statistics.Core task
- Conduct ongoing prenatal health assessments, tracking changes in physical and emotional health.Core task
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- Counsel women regarding the nutritional requirements of pregnancy.Core task
- Develop, implement, or evaluate individualized plans for midwifery care.Core task
- Establish and follow emergency or contingency plans for mothers and newborns.Core task
- Estimate patients' due dates and re-evaluate as necessary based on examination results.Core task
- Evaluate patients' laboratory and medical records, requesting assistance from other practitioners when necessary.Core task
- Identify tubal and ectopic pregnancies and refer patients for treatments.Core task
- Identify, monitor, or treat pregnancy-related problems such as hypertension, gestational diabetes, pre-term labor, or retarded fetal growth.Core task
- Incorporate research findings into practice as appropriate.Core task
- Inform patients of how to prepare and supply birth sites.Core task
- Maintain documentation of all patients' contacts, reviewing and updating records as necessary.Core task
- Monitor fetal growth and well-being through heartbeat detection, body measurement, and palpation.Core task
- Monitor maternal condition during labor by checking vital signs, monitoring uterine contractions, or performing physical examinations.Core task
- Obtain complete health and medical histories from patients including medical, surgical, reproductive, or mental health histories.Core task
- Perform annual gynecologic exams, including pap smears and breast exams.Core task
- Perform post-partum health assessments of mothers and babies at regular intervals.Core task
- Provide comfort and relaxation measures for mothers in labor through interventions such as massage, breathing techniques, hydrotherapy, or music.Core task
- Provide information about community health and social resources.Core task
- Provide information about the physical and emotional processes involved in the pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum periods.Core task
- Provide necessary medical care for infants at birth, including emergency care such as resuscitation.Core task
- Provide patients with contraceptive and family planning information.Core task
- Provide, or refer patients to other providers for, education or counseling on topics such as genetic testing, newborn care, contraception, or breastfeeding.Core task
- Recommend the use of vitamin and mineral supplements to enhance the health of patients and children.Core task
- Refer patients to specialists for procedures such as ultrasounds or biophysical profiles.Core task
- Respond to breech birth presentations by applying methods such as exercises or external version.Core task
- Set up or monitor the administration of oxygen or medications.Core task
- Suture perineal lacerations.Core task
- Test patients' hemoglobin, hematocrit, and blood glucose levels.Core task
- Treat patients' symptoms with alternative health care methods such as herbs or hydrotherapy.Core task
- Collaborate in research studies.
- Complete birth certificates.
How that compares
Among the 65 healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, healthcare practitioners and technical workers rank 37. 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%.
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.