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AI exposure Healthcare practitioners and technical

Will AI replace nurse practitioners?

Nurse Practitioners. US occupation 29-1171.

9.4%

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

Ranked 192 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 74% of them.Further along than 74% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Well above the typical job.Ahead of most of the workforce.

What AI already does for nurse practitionersWhat nurse practitioners no longer do alone

O*NET lists 27 tasks for nurse practitioners. AI use at work shows up in 2 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. Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.Core task mostly automated 0.94
  2. Provide patients or caregivers with assistance in locating health care resources.Core task mostly automated 0.91

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

25 of the 27 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Advocate for accessible health care that minimizes environmental health risks.Core task
  • Consult with, or refer patients to, appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.Core task
  • Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances, such as food supplements, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, or herbal remedies.Core task
  • Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable populations such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, or older adults.Core task
  • Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.Core task
  • Diagnose or treat acute health care problems, such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.Core task
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  • Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems, such as high blood pressure and diabetes.Core task
  • Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.Core task
  • Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.Core task
  • Keep abreast of regulatory processes and payer systems, such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources.Core task
  • Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.Core task
  • Maintain current knowledge of state legal regulations for nurse practitioner practice, including reimbursement of services.Core task
  • Maintain departmental policies and procedures in areas such as safety and infection control.Core task
  • Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays).Core task
  • Perform primary care procedures such as suturing, splinting, administering immunizations, taking cultures, and debriding wounds.Core task
  • Perform routine or annual physical examinations.Core task
  • Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies, based on such patient characteristics as age and gender.Core task
  • Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.Core task
  • Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.Core task
  • Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.Core task
  • Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.Core task
  • Recommend interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks.Core task
  • Schedule follow-up visits to monitor patients or evaluate health or illness care.Core task
  • Supervise or coordinate patient care or support staff activities.Core task
  • Treat or refer patients for primary care conditions, such as headaches, hypertension, urinary tract infections, upper respiratory infections, and dermatological conditions.Core task

How that compares

Among the 65 healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, nurse practitioners rank 7. 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. 189Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 9.6%
  2. 189Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 9.6%
  3. 189Urban and Regional Planners 9.6%

Just below

  1. 193Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 9.3%
  2. 193Veterinarians 9.3%
  3. 195Healthcare Social Workers 9.2%

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.