Home / Tasks / Administer basic health care or medical treatments
In 1 of the 20 jobs that do this, AI or robots already show up on it, most often as robots doing it. In the other 19, there's no evidence yet. Jobs spend a median of 11m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 16.0 million U.S. workers hold these jobs.
Every job that does this
Each job words the task its own way. Minutes are that job's estimate for a typical shift; the label is the evidence for that job's version.
| Job and its version of the task | Per shift | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesProvide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations. | 46m | No evidence yet |
| Medical AssistantsHelp physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures. | 38m | No evidence yet |
| Personal Care AidesPerform healthcare-related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of registered nurses or physiotherapists. | 30m | Robots |
| Animal CaretakersProvide treatment to sick or injured animals, or contact veterinarians to secure treatment. | 20m | No evidence yet |
| Radiation TherapistsConduct most treatment sessions independently, in accordance with the long-term treatment plan and under the general direction of the patient's physician. | 18m | No evidence yet |
| Nurse AnesthetistsInsert peripheral or central intravenous catheters. | 17m | No evidence yet |
| Animal TrainersAdminister prescribed medications to animals. | 14m | No evidence yet |
| Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansGive enemas and perform catheterizations, ear flushes, intravenous feedings, or gavages. | 13m | No evidence yet |
| AudiologistsExamine and clean patients' ear canals. | 12m | No evidence yet |
| Nurse MidwivesManage newborn care during the first weeks of life. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| NanniesObserve children's behavior for irregularities, take temperature, transport children to doctor, or administer medications, as directed, to maintain children's health. | 11m | No evidence yet |
| Physical Therapist AidesAdminister traction to relieve neck or back pain, using intermittent or static traction equipment. | 7m | No evidence yet |
| Nursing AssistantsAdminister medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse. | 7m | No evidence yet |
| Dental AssistantsClean teeth, using dental instruments. | 7m | No evidence yet |
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersProvide emergency first aid to sick or injured animals. | 7m | No evidence yet |
| Critical Care NursesProvide post-mortem care. | 7m | No evidence yet |
| Physical Therapist AssistantsAdminister traction to relieve neck or back pain, using intermittent or static traction equipment. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Surgical AssistantsInsert or remove urinary bladder catheters. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Advanced Practice Psychiatric NursesTreat patients for routine physical health problems. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsAdminister therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions. | under 1m | No evidence yet |
How to read this
This task type comes from O*NET's detailed work activities, which link similar tasks across jobs. A label applies to one job's version of the task: AI use comes from real AI conversations (Anthropic Economic Index) and robot evidence from deployments in real workplaces. "No evidence yet" may just mean the task is rare in the data. How we keep time.
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