AI exposure Healthcare support
Will AI replace healthcare support workers?
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other. US occupation 31-9099.
The reading
0.0%
of the time healthcare support workers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of healthcare support 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 support workersWhat healthcare support workers no longer do alone
O*NET lists 23 tasks for healthcare support workers. AI use at work shows up in 1 of them, though too little of the job's time goes on them to register in the exposure figure. 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.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in endoscopy.Core task automated and assisted 0.72
What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human
22 of the 23 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.
- Assist physicians or registered nurses in the conduct of endoscopic procedures.Core task
- Assist speech-language pathologists in the conduct of client screenings or assessments of language, voice, fluency, articulation, or hearing.Core task
- Assist speech-language pathologists in the remediation or development of speech and language skills.Core task
- Attend in-service training to validate or refresh basic professional skills.Core task
- Clean, disinfect, or calibrate scopes or other endoscopic instruments according to manufacturer recommendations and facility standards.Core task
- Collect and compile data to document clients' performance or assess program quality.Core task
Show the other 16
- Collect specimens from patients, using standard medical procedures.Core task
- Conduct in-service training sessions to disseminate information regarding equipment or instruments.Core task
- Document clients' progress toward meeting established treatment objectives.Core task
- Implement treatment plans or protocols as directed by speech-language pathologists.Core task
- Maintain inventories of endoscopic equipment and supplies.Core task
- Maintain or repair endoscopic equipment.Core task
- Perform safety checks to verify proper equipment functioning.Core task
- Perform support duties, such as preparing materials, keeping records, maintaining supplies, and scheduling activities.Core task
- Place devices, such as blood pressure cuffs, pulse oximeter sensors, nasal cannulas, surgical cautery pads, and cardiac monitoring electrodes, on patients to monitor vital signs.Core task
- Position or transport patients in accordance with instructions from medical personnel.Core task
- Prepare charts, graphs, or other visual displays to communicate clients' performance information.Core task
- Prepare suites or rooms according to endoscopic procedure requirements.Core task
- Select or prepare speech-language instructional materials.Core task
- Assist speech-language pathologists in the conduct of speech-language research projects.
- Conduct in-service training sessions, or family and community education programs.
- Test or maintain equipment to ensure correct performance.
How that compares
Among the 16 healthcare support occupations, healthcare support workers rank 7. The group averages 4.9%, and its most exposed job is Medical Transcriptionists at 63.7%. 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.