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Therapists
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 12.6% 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
- Joint #556 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +12.6% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $77,930 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 56,100 in the US, with about 3,600 openings a year
The work, 21 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: Develop patient or client care or treatment plans25%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze health or medical data9%
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 care8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment options7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer therapeutic treatments7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Provide support or encouragement to others5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 293 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare health or medical documents4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
AI helps with this: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 222 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Prepare medical equipment or work areas for use2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Administer emergency medical treatment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop health assessment methods or programs1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on health or medical topics1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,890 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
AI helps with this: Research healthcare issues1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 142 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
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 3,600 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.
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 0.10, higher than 33% 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, 29-1129 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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