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AI exposure Healthcare practitioners and technical

Will AI replace paramedics?

Paramedics. US occupation 29-2043.

0.0%

of the time paramedics spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of paramedics' 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.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for paramedicsWhat paramedics no longer do alone

O*NET lists 13 tasks for paramedics. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

13 of the 13 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures.Core task
  • Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.Core task
  • Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.Core task
  • Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.Core task
  • Comfort and reassure patients.Core task
  • Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.Core task
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  • Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.Core task
  • Instruct emergency medical response team about emergency interventions to ensure correct application of procedures.Core task
  • Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.Core task
  • Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.Core task
  • Perform emergency cardiac care, such as cardioversion and manual defibrillation.Core task
  • Perform emergency invasive intervention before delivering patient to an acute care facility.Core task
  • Perform emergency pharmacological interventions.Core task

How that compares

Among the 65 healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, paramedics rank 50. 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

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  1. 346Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 0.0%
  2. 346Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 0.0%
  3. 346Paperhangers 0.0%

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.