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Social and Human Service Assistants
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 7.4% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #136 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +7.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $45,930 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 463,400 in the US, with about 48,900 openings a year
The work, 18 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: Present research or technical information14%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Assist others to access additional services or resources11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 31 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
Still yours: Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristics10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop patient or client care or treatment plans8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
Still yours: Interview people to obtain information6%
People try AI for this, but it seldom finishes the work in full.
AI helps with this: Provide support or encouragement to others6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 293 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
AI does this: Teach life skills4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 756 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
Still yours: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assist individuals with special needs3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
Still yours: Train others to use equipment or products2%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
Still yours: Transport patients or clients2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 107 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 48,900 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 33% of the workOccupational Therapy Assistants5% AI does, against 41% here+21.5% by 2035 · $72,300 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 30% of the workHealthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers22% AI does, against 41% here+5.1% by 2035 · $65,790 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 30% of the workHealth Technologists and Technicians16% AI does, against 41% here+5.9% by 2035 · $50,290 · Postsecondary certificate
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Love 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 0.26, higher than 81% 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, 21-1093 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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