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Exercise Physiologists
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 12.8% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
- Rank
- #198 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +12.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $59,460 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 21,200 in the US, with about 1,400 openings a year
The work, 21 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Train others on health or medical topics16%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,890 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
Still yours: Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate medical equipment6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop patient or client care or treatment plans6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer emergency medical treatment6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Train others to use equipment or products5%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI does this: Advise patients or clients on medical issues5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 746 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI helps with this: Analyze health or medical data5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,718 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
Still yours: Prescribe medical treatments or devices5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain medical information to patients or family members5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 230 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment options4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain medical equipment or instruments4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Evaluate personnel capabilities or performance3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristics2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI does this: Present research or technical information2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
Still yours: Order medical tests or procedures1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Research healthcare issues1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 142 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 113 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 1,400 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 47% of the workOccupational Therapists16% AI does, against 33% here+14.8% by 2035 · $100,330 · Master’s degree
- Shares 45% of the workRespiratory Therapists7% AI does, against 33% here+8.5% by 2035 · $82,280 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 44% of the workHealthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers22% AI does, against 33% here+5.1% by 2035 · $65,790 · Postsecondary certificate
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Health front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.12, higher than 42% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 29-1128 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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