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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 9.1% 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
- #538 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +9.1% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $38,150 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 132,100 in the US, with about 23,200 openings a year
The work, 23 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: Assist healthcare practitioners during medical procedures14%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer basic health care or medical treatments11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assist individuals with special needs10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare medical equipment or work areas for use6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prescribe medical treatments or devices4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect environmental or biological samples3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment options3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Schedule appointments3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Dispose of waste or debris3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Stock supplies or products3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on health or medical topics3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,890 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean medical equipment or facilities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain medical equipment or instruments3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare health or medical documents2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor resources or inventories2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Sell products or services2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 109 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 23,200 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 50% of the workNursing Assistants3% AI does, against 8% here+2.6% by 2035 · $42,260 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 47% of the workLicensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses2% AI does, against 8% here+3% by 2035 · $64,400 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 38% of the workPhysical Therapist Assistants3% AI does, against 8% 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 0.03, higher than 7% 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, 31-9096 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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