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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Doctor's Assistant” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #239 of 702. Estimated risk: 30.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Doctor's 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

47%

“Doctor's 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 47% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Medical Assistants, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

Avg. Annual Salary $44,720
Avg. Hourly Wage $21.50
Available Jobs (US) 793,460
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Medical Assistants #31-9092
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Medical Assistants”

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Related Occupations & Automation Risk

Medical Transcriptionists

AI Risk 60%
Robot Risk 35%

Physical Therapist Assistants

AI Risk 57%
Robot Risk 48%

Dental Assistants

AI Risk 48%
Robot Risk 52%

Personal Care Aides

AI Risk 47%
Robot Risk 47%

Nursing Assistants

AI Risk 46%
Robot Risk 45%

Medical Equipment Preparers

AI Risk 42%
Robot Risk 63%

Core Skills & Abilities

  • Change dressings on wounds.

  • Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.

  • Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.

  • Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.

  • Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.

  • Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.

  • Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.

  • Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.

  • Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.

  • Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.

  • Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.

  • Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.

  • Schedule appointments for patients.

  • Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.

  • Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.

  • Set up medical laboratory equipment.

  • Keep financial records or perform other bookkeeping duties, such as handling credit or collections or mailing monthly statements to patients.

  • Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.

  • Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.

  • Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.

Technologies & Software

  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • IDX Systems Patient Chart Tracking
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Microsoft Access
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Word processing software
  • Epic Systems
  • MEDITECH software
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Business
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Visual electro diagnostic software
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Data entry software
  • Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • DeepSeek
  • Diagnostic and procedural coding software
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Nuance DAX (Microsoft)
  • GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Billing software
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Appointment scheduling software
  • Bookkeeping software
  • Database software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Electronic medical record EMR software
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Patient management software
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Web browser software
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Business software applications
  • Medical procedure coding software
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Medical condition coding software
  • Binocular light compound microscopes
  • Butterfly needles
  • Oxygen tanks
  • Staple removers
  • Manual blood pressuring measurement equipment
  • Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
  • Personal computers
  • Breathalyzers
  • Pipettes
  • Autoclaves
  • Otoscopes
  • Suction tubing
  • Hearing aids
  • Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS units
  • Credit card readers
  • Canes
  • Syringes
  • Mayo stands
  • Oxygen masks
  • Mechanical stethoscopes
  • Tourniquets
  • Nebulizers
  • Suture removers
  • Laser printers
  • Lancets
  • Electrocautery equipment
  • Microscope slides
  • Syringe needles
  • Tuberculin TB skin test equipment
  • Centrifuges
  • Gait belts
  • Wheelchairs
  • Culturettes
  • Dictation equipment
  • Microcapillary hematocrit tubes
  • Plethysmographs
  • Handheld occluders
  • X ray development equipment
  • Tonometers
  • Endotracheal ET tubes
  • Audiometers
  • Blood chemistry analyzers
  • Spirometers
  • Electrocardiography EKG units
  • Dosimetry badges
  • Pulmonary function measurement equipment
  • Evacuated collection tube holders/adapters
  • Intramuscular needles
  • Vitalors
  • Opthalmoscopes
  • Notebook computers
  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy equipment
  • Lensometers
  • Metric rules
  • Scanners
  • Evacuated blood collection tubes
  • Electronic blood pressure measuring devices
  • Suction machines
  • Retinoscopes
  • Enema equipment
  • Oxygen equipment
  • Keratometers
  • Snellen eye charts
  • Baumanometers
  • Tablet computers
  • Single draw needles
  • Splints
  • Pulmonary nebulizers
  • Cast cutters
  • Blood collection vials
  • Crutches
  • X ray machines
  • Intradermal needles
  • Walkers

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