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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Rehabilitation Assistant (Rehab Assistant)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #83 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.8%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Rehabilitation Assistant (Rehab 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%

“Rehabilitation Assistant (Rehab 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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Perform therapeutic wound care.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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