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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Physiotherapy Assistant” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #83 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.8%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Physiotherapy 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%

“Physiotherapy 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

  • Perform therapeutic wound care.

  • Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.

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

  • Clean work area and check and store equipment after 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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