Licensed practical or vocational nurse
Cares for sick, injured, or disabled patients in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and homes, often under a registered nurse.
Will AI replace licensed practical or vocational nurse jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 7 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% 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
- Record food and fluid patients take in and give out
- Answer patients' calls and decide how to help
- Prepare patients for exams and treatments and explain what will happen
What stays human
- Give prescribed medicines or IV fluids and note times and amounts
- Provide basic care like taking temperatures, dressing wounds, and massage
- Work with the care team to assess needs and plan care
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +3%. Typical pay: $64,400 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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