Is healthcare safe from AI? 21 of the 25 jobs below have no documented AI or robot time in a typical 8-hour shift, including licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, dental assistants and speech-language pathologists. The rest have 7m or less, so nearly all of each shift is still work people do. Ties are sorted by number of workers.
This list covers healthcare jobs with at least 5,000 workers. "Touched" means time spent on tasks where AI use is documented in real usage data or where robots have done the task in a real workplace. Low numbers reflect today's evidence and can change as AI and robots improve. Each job links to its full time card, pay by state and similar jobs.
- 1. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesNo AI or robot time · $64k · 648K workers
- 2. Dental AssistantsNo AI or robot time · $48k · 388K workers
- 3. Speech-Language PathologistsNo AI or robot time · $98k · 183K workers
- 4. Neurodiagnostic TechnologistsNo AI or robot time · $50k · 183K workers
- 5. Psychiatric TechniciansNo AI or robot time · $45k · 157K workers
- 6. Respiratory TherapistsNo AI or robot time · $82k · 140K workers
- 7. Surgical TechnologistsNo AI or robot time · $65k · 117K workers
- 8. Physical Therapist AssistantsNo AI or robot time · $68k · 112K workers
- 9. Speech-Language Pathology AssistantsNo AI or robot time · $48k · 110K workers
- 10. ParamedicsNo AI or robot time · $61k · 101K workers
- 11. Diagnostic Medical SonographersNo AI or robot time · $97k · 90K workers
- 12. Dispensing OpticiansNo AI or robot time · $47k · 74K workers
- 13. Nurse AnesthetistsNo AI or robot time · $237k · 52K workers
- 14. Occupational Therapy AssistantsNo AI or robot time · $72k · 51K workers
- 15. OptometristsNo AI or robot time · $137k · 43K workers
- 16. Psychiatric AidesNo AI or robot time · $45k · 36K workers
- 17. Surgical AssistantsNo AI or robot time · $67k · 22K workers
- 18. Orthopedic SurgeonsNo AI or robot time · $359k · 14K workers
- 19. AudiologistsNo AI or robot time · $96k · 14K workers
- 20. PodiatristsNo AI or robot time · $160k · 10K workers
- 21. Orthotists and ProsthetistsNo AI or robot time · $81k · 9K workers
- 22. Midwives5m touched · $66k · 35K workers
- 23. Physical Therapists7m touched · $103k · 267K workers
- 24. Veterinary Technologists and Technicians7m touched · $47k · 129K workers
- 25. Exercise Physiologists7m touched · $59k · 9K workers
