Nursing assistant
Provides basic care and support to patients in health or nursing facilities under nurses, such as feeding, bathing, dressing, and helping them move.
Will AI replace nursing assistant jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 5 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
- Report patients' behavior, complaints, and symptoms to nurses
- Give visitors and callers information like directions and visiting hours
- Watch patients for signs needing medical attention, like bruises or wounds
What stays human
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients
- Answer patient calls to find out what they need
- Feed patients or help them eat and drink
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +2.6%. Typical pay: $42,260 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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