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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #83 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.8%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)” 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%

“Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)” 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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Perform therapeutic wound care.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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