Medical and Health Services Managers vs Chief Executives

Side by side: how much of the shift AI and robots touch, pay, outlook and training.

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Medical and health services managers or chief executives: which will AI change more? AI and robots touch about the same share of the day in both jobs: 31m for medical and health services managers and 40m for chief executives. Chief executives earn more, a median of $213,990 against $123,860.

The two jobs share very close skills, including management of material resources, management of financial resources, management of personnel resources, so moving between them is realistic for many people.

Medical and Health Services Managers
31mof an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsLess AI time
  • 7h 29mDone by people
  • 0mPeople do it with AI's help
  • 31mAI mostly does it alone
  • 0mRobots have done it somewhere
Median pay
$123,860
U.S. workers
597,000
Outlook to 2035
+24.2%
Openings a year
62,000
Typical preparation
Bachelor's degree
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Chief Executives
40mof an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robots
  • 7h 20mDone by people
  • 0mPeople do it with AI's help
  • 40mAI mostly does it alone
  • 0mRobots have done it somewhere
Median pay
$213,990
U.S. workers
204,000
Outlook to 2035
+3.2%
Openings a year
19,000
Typical preparation
Graduate degree
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Medical and Health Services Managers

Where AI or robots show up most

  • Prepare activity reports to inform management of the status and implementation plans of programs, services, and quality initiatives. 21m
  • Develop instructional materials and conduct in-service and community-based educational programs. 10m

Biggest tasks still done by people

  • Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel. 1h 13m
  • Plan, implement, and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical plant staff. 47m
  • Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting. 42m

Chief Executives

Where AI or robots show up most

  • Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change. 31m
  • Interpret and explain policies, rules, regulations, or laws to organizations, government or corporate officials, or individuals. 9m

Biggest tasks still done by people

  • Confer with board members, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems. 58m
  • Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity. 49m
  • Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency. 45m

Swap in a different job Highlighted numbers are the higher of the two. Hours are estimates from each job's time card.