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Psychologists
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 2.3% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #281 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +2.3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $110,840 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 60,000 in the US, with about 3,500 openings a year
The work, 15 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: Diagnose health conditions or disorders25%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Perform human resources activities9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Present research or technical information9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Counsel others about personal matters8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,845 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
Still yours: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 787 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Teach academic or vocational subjects4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 70 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
Still yours: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct scientific or technical activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment options2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain medical information to patients or family members2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 230 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
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 102 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 3,500 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 26% of the workPhysicians, Pathologists12% AI does, against 25% here+4.8% by 2035 · $312,400 · Doctoral or professional degree
- Shares 26% of the workNeurologists18% AI does, against 25% here+6.4% by 2035 · $248,560 · Doctoral or professional degree
- Shares 25% of the workRegistered Nurses19% AI does, against 25% here+5.6% by 2035 · $97,550 · Bachelor’s degree
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On the wire.
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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 0.19, higher than 67% 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.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 19-3039 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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