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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “SNF PTA (Skilled Nursing Facility Physical Therapy Assistant)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #83 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.8%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“SNF PTA (Skilled Nursing Facility Physical Therapy 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%

“SNF PTA (Skilled Nursing Facility Physical Therapy 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

  • Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Perform therapeutic wound care.

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

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

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

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

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

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