Psychologists, All Other
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 228 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 84% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.
AI could do much of this on its own
Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to the central nervous system, such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases, and various forms of dementing illnesses.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns, or hospital staff.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns, or hospital staff.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Provide psychotherapy, behavior therapy, or other counseling interventions to patients with neurological disorders.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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