Radiation Therapists
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 64 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
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 least 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
This job is in the second least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 50% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Review prescription, diagnosis, patient chart, and identification.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Enter data into computer and set controls to operate or adjust equipment or regulate dosage.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Maintain records, reports, or files as required, including such information as radiation dosages, equipment settings, or patients' reactions.
AI could do much of this on its own
Check for side effects, such as skin irritation, nausea, or hair loss to assess patients' reaction to treatment.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Help physicians, radiation oncologists, or clinical physicists to prepare physical or technical aspects of radiation treatment plans, using information about patient condition and anatomy.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Position patients for treatment with accuracy, according to prescription.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Administer prescribed doses of radiation to specific body parts, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Conduct most treatment sessions independently, in accordance with the long-term treatment plan and under the general direction of the patient's physician.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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A step up—usually requires a master's degree.
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Skills you already have
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New skills to build
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