AI exposure Healthcare practitioners and technical
Will AI replace radiologic technologists and technicians?
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians. US occupation 29-2034.
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0.0%
of the time radiologic technologists and technicians spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of radiologic technologists and technicians' 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 radiologic technologists and techniciansWhat radiologic technologists and technicians no longer do alone
O*NET lists 29 tasks for radiologic technologists and technicians. 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.
- Take thorough and accurate patient medical histories.Core task automated and assisted 0.72
What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human
28 of the 29 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.
- Assign duties to radiologic staff to maintain patient flows and achieve production goals.Core task
- Assist with on-the-job training of new employees or students or provide input to supervisors regarding training performance.Core task
- Complete quality control activities, monitor equipment operation, and report malfunctioning equipment to supervisor.Core task
- Coordinate work with clerical personnel or other technologists and technicians.Core task
- Determine patients' x-ray needs by reading requests or instructions from physicians.Core task
- Explain procedures and observe patients to ensure safety and comfort during scan.Core task
Show the other 22
- Key commands and data into computer to document and specify scan sequences, adjust transmitters and receivers, or photograph certain images.Core task
- Maintain a current file of examination protocols.Core task
- Make exposures necessary for the requested procedures, rejecting and repeating work that does not meet established standards.Core task
- Monitor patients' conditions and reactions, reporting abnormal signs to physician.Core task
- Operate digital picture archiving communications systems.Core task
- Operate fluoroscope to aid physician to view and guide wire or catheter through blood vessels to area of interest.Core task
- Operate or oversee operation of radiologic or magnetic imaging equipment to produce images of the body for diagnostic purposes.Core task
- Perform general administrative tasks, such as answering phones, scheduling patient appointments, or pulling and filing films.Core task
- Perform procedures, such as linear tomography, mammography, sonograms, joint and cyst aspirations, routine contrast studies, routine fluoroscopy, or examinations of the head, trunk, or extremities under supervision of physician.Core task
- Position imaging equipment and adjust controls to set exposure time and distance, according to specification of examination.Core task
- Position patient on examining table and set up and adjust equipment to obtain optimum view of specific body area as requested by physician.Core task
- Prepare contrast material, radiopharmaceuticals, or anesthetic or antispasmodic drugs under the direction of a radiologist.Core task
- Process exposed radiographs using film processors or computer generated methods.Core task
- Provide assistance to physicians or other technologists in the performance of more complex procedures.Core task
- Provide students or other technicians and technologists with suggestions of additional views, alternate positioning, or improved techniques to ensure the images produced are of the highest quality.Core task
- Record, process, and maintain patient data or treatment records and prepare reports.Core task
- Review and evaluate developed x-rays, video tape, or computer-generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes.Core task
- Set up examination rooms, ensuring that all necessary equipment is ready.Core task
- Transport patients to or from exam rooms.Core task
- Use radiation safety measures and protection devices to comply with government regulations and to ensure safety of patients and staff.Core task
- Operate mobile x-ray equipment in operating room, emergency room, or at patient's bedside.
- Perform supervisory duties, such as developing departmental operating budget, coordinating purchases of supplies or equipment, or preparing work schedules.
How that compares
Among the 65 healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, radiologic technologists and technicians rank 59. 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%.
Level with 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.