Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
The short answer
Parts of this job are expected to change. AI can already assist with some of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 130 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth for how much AI could touch it—right around the middle.
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 middle 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 61% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Identify tubal and ectopic pregnancies and refer patients for treatments.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Conduct ongoing prenatal health assessments, tracking changes in physical and emotional health.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Identify, monitor, or treat pregnancy-related problems such as hypertension, gestational diabetes, pre-term labor, or retarded fetal growth.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Obtain complete health and medical histories from patients including medical, surgical, reproductive, or mental health histories.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Evaluate patients' laboratory and medical records, requesting assistance from other practitioners when necessary.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Monitor maternal condition during labor by checking vital signs, monitoring uterine contractions, or performing physical examinations.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Provide necessary medical care for infants at birth, including emergency care such as resuscitation.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Monitor fetal growth and well-being through heartbeat detection, body measurement, and palpation.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Establish and follow emergency or contingency plans for mothers and newborns.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Set up or monitor the administration of oxygen or medications.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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