AI exposure Healthcare practitioners and technical
Will AI replace nuclear medicine technologists?
Nuclear Medicine Technologists. US occupation 29-2033.
The reading
5.1%
of the time nuclear medicine technologists spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of nuclear medicine technologists' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.
Ranked 250 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 66% of them.Further along than 66% of them.
Per cent of working time Square-law scale
Average US job 7.7%
Around the middle of the pack.Keeping pace with the average job.
What AI already does for nuclear medicine technologistsWhat nuclear medicine technologists no longer do alone
O*NET lists 17 tasks for nuclear medicine technologists. 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.
- Record and process results of procedures.Core task mostly automated 1.00
What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human
16 of the 17 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.
- Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.Core task
- Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.Core task
- Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.Core task
- Dispose of radioactive materials and store radiopharmaceuticals, following radiation safety procedures.Core task
- Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.Core task
- Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy.Core task
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- Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.Core task
- Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment.Core task
- Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras.Core task
- Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients.Core task
- Process cardiac function studies, using computer.Core task
- Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.Core task
- Train or supervise student or subordinate nuclear medicine technologists.Core task
- Add radioactive substances to biological specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces, to determine therapeutic drug or hormone levels.
- Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
- Position radiation fields, radiation beams, and patient to allow for most effective treatment of patient's disease, using computer.
How that compares
Among the 65 healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, nuclear medicine technologists rank 16. 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%.
Just above in the ranking
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- 247Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 5.3%
- 249Nurse Midwives 5.2%
Just below
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.