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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Assistant” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #83 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.8%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Assistant” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 57% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

48%

“Assistant” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 48% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Physical Therapist Assistants, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Assist physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with state laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist. Generally requires formal training.

Avg. Annual Salary $67,160
Avg. Hourly Wage $32.29
Available Jobs (US) 108,010
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Physical Therapist Assistants #31-2021
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Physical Therapist Assistants”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.

  • Instruct patients in proper body mechanics and in ways to improve functional mobility, such as aquatic exercise.

  • Administer active or passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, or heat, light, sound, or electrical modality treatments, such as ultrasound.

  • Fit patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices, such as crutches.

  • Administer traction to relieve neck or back pain, using intermittent or static traction equipment.

  • Transport patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements.

  • Instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.

  • Monitor operation of equipment and record use of equipment and administration of treatment.

  • Perform postural drainage, percussions, or vibrations or teach deep breathing exercises to treat respiratory conditions.

  • Document patient information, such as notes on their progress.

  • Perform therapeutic wound care.

  • Communicate with or instruct caregivers or family members on patient therapeutic activities or treatment plans.

  • Clean work area and check and store equipment after treatment.

  • Confer with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, or coordinating treatment.

  • Perform clerical duties, such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, or filling out forms.

  • Train patients in the use of orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices.

  • Attend or conduct continuing education courses, seminars, or in-service activities.

  • Prepare treatment areas and electrotherapy equipment for use by physiotherapists.

  • Assist patients to dress, undress, or put on and remove supportive devices, such as braces, splints, or slings.

  • Observe patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provide results to physical therapist in person or through progress notes.

  • Measure patients' range-of-joint motion, body parts, or vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.

Technologies & Software

  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • BioEx Systems Exercise Pro
  • Virtual reality game software
  • Arena Health Systems Phys-X
  • Nuance DAX (Microsoft)
  • PhysioTools Tools RG
  • Bookkeeping software
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Rehab Documentation Company ReDoc Suite
  • Email software
  • Accounting software
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Client caseload management software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Knees Software PT DocTools
  • Word processing software
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Video game software
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Billing software
  • Summit Software CarePoint
  • TherAssist
  • FileMaker Pro
  • SpectraSoft AppointmentsPRO
  • Medical condition coding software
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Scheduling software
  • DeepSeek
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Laboratory information system LIS
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Beaver Creek Software The THERAPIST
  • Eazy Application Systems QuickEMR
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • dBASE
  • SpectraSoft DocuPRO
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Sequential compression devices
  • Digital video cameras
  • Balance beams
  • Standing cages
  • Hand grips
  • Personal computers
  • Reachers
  • Sacro-illiac joint lumbar corsets
  • Functional electrical stimulation FES equipment
  • Mechanical percussors
  • Whirlpool therapy baths
  • Total lift chairs
  • Safety goggles
  • Patient positioning devices
  • Paraffin baths
  • Arm prosthetics
  • Exercise trampolines
  • Desktop computers
  • Powder boards
  • Pick-up walkers
  • Medical nasal cannulas
  • Balance boards
  • Ergometers
  • Splints
  • Goniometers or arthrometers
  • Safety gloves
  • Stretchers
  • Tilt tables
  • Wrist splints
  • Free weights
  • Below-the-knee prosthetics
  • Blood pressure cuffs
  • Lavage hydrotherapy equipment
  • Posture grids
  • Hi-lo manipulation tables
  • Hoyer lifts
  • Ultrasound machines
  • Reflex hammers
  • Plumb lines
  • Single point canes
  • Surgical masks
  • Medicine balls
  • Gait belts
  • Electromyographs EMG
  • Cervical traction equipment
  • Sliding boards
  • Mechanical stethoscopes
  • Swiss exercise balls
  • Platform walkers
  • Upper-body isokinetic machines
  • Therapeutic hot packs
  • Lower-body isokinetic machines
  • Iontopheresis equipment
  • Intermittent compression units
  • Automated external defibrillators AED
  • Resistive exercise bands
  • Ultraviolet UV phototherapy lamps
  • Knee braces
  • Wheelchairs
  • Portable oxygen equipment
  • Hydrotherapy pools
  • Parallel bars
  • Interferential electrical stimulation machines
  • Continuous passive motion CPM equipment
  • Tablet computers
  • Cardiac monitors
  • Slings
  • Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
  • Short wave diathermy devices
  • Standing tables
  • Ankle-foot orthotics
  • Reciprocating walkers
  • Stationary bicycles
  • Hemi walkers
  • Above-the-knee prosthetics
  • Protective gowns
  • Back braces
  • Body-fat calipers
  • Rotating bed
  • Front-wheel walkers
  • High-voltage galvanic stimulation machines
  • Cold packs
  • Massage equipment
  • Pulse oximeters
  • Notebook computers
  • Pelvic traction equipment
  • Muscle strength dynamometers
  • Quad canes
  • Crutches
  • Digital cameras
  • Inclinometers
  • Therapeutic treadmill exercisers