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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (LPTA)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #83 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.8%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (LPTA)” 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%

“Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (LPTA)” 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.

  • Perform therapeutic wound care.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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