Medical assistant
Does office and basic clinical tasks for a doctor, like scheduling, records, taking vital signs, preparing patients, and drawing blood.
Will AI replace medical assistant jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 19 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
- Schedule appointments for patients
- Do general office work like answering phones and completing insurance forms
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, and test results
What stays human
- Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies
- Prepare treatment rooms for exams and keep them clean
- Collect blood and other specimens, log them, and prepare them for testing
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +12.9%. Typical pay: $45,690 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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