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Athletic Trainers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 12.7% 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
- #372 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +12.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $62,520 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 35,200 in the US, with about 2,400 openings a year
The work, 20 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 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.
Still yours: Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment options11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop patient or client care or treatment plans9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
Still yours: Operate medical equipment6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer therapeutic treatments6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare health or medical documents5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records5%
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: Administer basic health care or medical treatments4%
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: Inspect facilities or equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about specifications or project details2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 78% of the time.
Still yours: Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseases2%
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 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: Maintain medical equipment or instruments1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products1%
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 113 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 2,400 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.
- Shares 50% of the workTherapists7% AI does, against 18% here+12.6% by 2035 · $77,930 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 40% of the workMassage Therapists8% AI does, against 18% here+15.3% by 2035 · $58,450 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 38% of the workEmergency Medicine Physicians9% AI does, against 18% here+3.2% by 2035 · $335,550 · Doctoral or professional 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 0.11, higher than 37% 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, 29-9091 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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