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Occupational Therapists
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 14.8% 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
- #408 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +14.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $100,330 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 169,600 in the US, with about 10,000 openings a year
The work, 28 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: Train others on health or medical topics15%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
Still yours: Develop patient or client care or treatment plans8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Train others to use equipment or products8%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
Still yours: Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment options6%
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: Develop public or community health programs5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze health or medical data4%
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: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on products or services3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 42 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Clean medical equipment or facilities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare medical equipment or work areas for use2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advocate for individual or community needs2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,631 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Teach life skills2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 756 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Design materials or devices2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 820 conversations, and it got them there 57% of the time.
Still yours: Fabricate medical devices2%
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.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain medical equipment or instruments2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Diagnose health conditions or disorders2%
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 does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Assist others to access additional services or resources1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 31 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI helps with this: Provide support or encouragement to others1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 293 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 115 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 10,000 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 32% of the workOrthotists and Prosthetists5% AI does, against 16% here+12.9% by 2035 · $81,110 · Master’s degree
- Shares 32% of the workRespiratory Therapists7% AI does, against 16% here+8.5% by 2035 · $82,280 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 30% of the workEmergency Medicine Physicians9% AI does, against 16% here+3.2% by 2035 · $335,550 · Doctoral or professional degree
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 35% 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, 29-1122 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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