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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Physical Therapy 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 Therapy 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 Therapy 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

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

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

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

  • Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.

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

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

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

  • Perform therapeutic wound care.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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