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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 9.4% 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
- #532 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +9.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $47,380 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 131,400 in the US, with about 13,400 openings a year
The work, 26 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 procedures15%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer basic health care or medical treatments12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare mixtures or solutions6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 714 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Clean medical equipment or facilities6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer emergency medical treatment3%
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: Prepare specimens or materials for testing3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseases3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain medical information to patients or family members3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 230 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
Still yours: Operate medical equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare medical equipment or work areas for use3%
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.
AI does this: Advise patients or clients on medical issues2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 746 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products2%
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.
AI does this: Train others on health or medical topics2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,890 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Schedule appointments2%
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 does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
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: Assist individuals with special needs2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Care for plants or animals1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 845 conversations, and it got them there 95% 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 13,400 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.
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- Shares 41% of the workSurgical Technologists0% AI does, against 9% here+5% by 2035 · $64,650 · 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 0.07, higher than 20% 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, 29-2056 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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