Health technologist or technician (other)
Does health technical work not listed separately, such as explaining services to patients and running nerve and eye tests.
Will AI replace health technologist or technician (other) jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 33 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 5% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Explain policies, procedures, and services to patients
- Make and hand out newsletters and brochures for patients and medical staff
- Take and document patients' medical histories
What stays human
- Run tests that measure pressure inside the eye
- Set up and record settings for testing nerve and spinal cord responses
- Attach electrodes to patients using adhesives
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +5.9%. Typical pay: $50,290 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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