Respiratory 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 517 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 32% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Maintain charts that contain patients' pertinent identification and therapy information.
AI could do much of this on its own
Read prescription, measure arterial blood gases, and review patient information to assess patient condition.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Relay blood analysis results to a physician.
AI could do much of this on its own
Determine requirements for treatment, such as type, method and duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, or medication and dosages, compatible with physicians' orders.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Conduct tests, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), stress testing, or lung capacity tests, to evaluate patients' cardiopulmonary functions.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Perform endotracheal intubation to maintain open airways for patients who are unable to breathe on their own.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Provide emergency care, such as artificial respiration, external cardiac massage, or assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, or blood chemistry changes, and consult with physician if adverse reactions occur.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Set up and operate devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, or aerosol generators, following specified parameters of treatment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, or other healthcare professionals to manage patient care by assisting with medical procedures or related duties.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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