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Physicians, Pathologists
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 4.8% 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
- #476 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +4.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $312,400 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 11,800 in the US, with about 300 openings a year
The work, 17 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
Still yours: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care13%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Diagnose health conditions or disorders11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze health or medical data11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,718 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
AI helps with this: Analyze biological or chemical substances or related data11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 660 conversations, and it got them there 76% of the time.
Still yours: Operate laboratory or field equipment9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare health or medical documents8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Research biological or ecological phenomena8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 283 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on health or medical topics4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,890 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop health assessment methods or programs3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect environmental or biological samples2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Research healthcare issues2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 142 conversations, and it got them there 93% 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.
Still yours: Present information in legal proceedings1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 105 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 300 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.
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- Shares 25% of the workOccupational Therapy Assistants5% AI does, against 12% here+21.5% by 2035 · $72,300 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 24% of the workPhysical Therapist Assistants3% AI does, against 12% here+23% by 2035 · $68,380 · Associate’s degree
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, 29-1222 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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