AI exposure Healthcare support
Will AI replace psychiatric aides?
Psychiatric Aides. US occupation 31-1133.
The reading
0.0%
of the time psychiatric aides spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of psychiatric aides' 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 psychiatric aidesWhat psychiatric aides no longer do alone
O*NET lists 15 tasks for psychiatric aides. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.
What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human
15 of the 15 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.
- Accompany patients to and from wards for medical or dental treatments, shopping trips, or religious or recreational events.Core task
- Clean and disinfect rooms and furnishings to maintain a safe and orderly environment.Core task
- Complete administrative tasks, such as entering orders into computer, answering telephone calls, or maintaining medical or facility information.Core task
- Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff.Core task
- Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients.Core task
- Maintain patients' restrictions to assigned areas.Core task
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- Organize, supervise, or encourage patient participation in social, educational, or recreational activities.Core task
- Participate in recreational activities with patients, including card games, sports, or television viewing.Core task
- Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary.Core task
- Record and maintain patient information, such as vital signs, eating habits, behavior, progress notes, treatments, or discharge plans.Core task
- Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury.Core task
- Serve meals or feed patients needing assistance or persuasion.Core task
- Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, or social workers.Core task
- Interview patients upon admission and record information.
- Perform nursing duties, such as administering medications, measuring vital signs, collecting specimens, or drawing blood samples.
How that compares
Among the 16 healthcare support occupations, psychiatric aides rank 16. The group averages 4.9%, and its most exposed job is Medical Transcriptionists at 63.7%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.
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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.