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Physicians & Surgeons

Healthcare SOC 29-1210 ~0.8M US jobs Median $229,300
OFI
8.2
transformation pressure

AI augments diagnostics and documentation strongly, but extreme trust/accountability needs, licensure, and physical procedures keep automation low and human oversight mandatory. — OECD; AIOE; Eloundou et al. 2023

Task transformation under adoption

Share of tasks automated / augmented / human, projected via Bass-diffusion adoption. Scenario, not a prediction.

Exposure profile

Representative tasks

  • Diagnose conditions
  • Develop treatment plans
  • Perform procedures
  • Interpret diagnostics
  • Counsel patients

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We model task transformation, not job loss. OFI and its projections are scenario estimates grounded in published AI-exposure frameworks — model outputs, not predictions of employment outcomes.