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Will AI replace healthcare jobs?
Healthcare is one of the most protected sectors in our database: most roles combine hands-on physical care, licensed accountability and constant human contact. But documentation-heavy and image-reading roles are already changing fast.
- Careers scored
- 378
- Average AI risk
- 22/100
- Lowest risk role
- Hospital Chaplain
Safest healthcare careers from AI
| # | Career | AI Risk Score | Median salary | 10-year outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospital Chaplain | Low Risk · 1/100 | $60,180 | +4% |
| 2 | Bereavement Coordinator | Low Risk · 2/100 | $58,000 | +8% |
| 3 | Charge Nurse | Low Risk · 2/100 | $86,070 | +6% |
| 4 | Endodontist | Low Risk · 2/100 | $210,000 | +3% |
| 5 | Hospice Social Worker | Low Risk · 2/100 | $63,770 | +7% |
| 6 | Palliative Care Physician | Low Risk · 2/100 | $220,000 | +7% |
| 7 | Pediatric Surgeon | Low Risk · 2/100 | $450,000 | +2% |
| 8 | Cardiac Surgeon | Low Risk · 3/100 | $489,000 | +2% |
| 9 | Colon and Rectal Surgeon | Low Risk · 3/100 | $450,000 | +3% |
| 10 | Head and Neck Surgeon | Low Risk · 3/100 | $410,000 | +2.8% |
| 11 | Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse | Low Risk · 3/100 | $89,000 | +6% |
| 12 | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Low Risk · 3/100 | $239,200 | +5% |
What AI actually automates in healthcare
AI is strongest in healthcare where the work is pattern recognition on data — coding, transcription, first-pass imaging review, scheduling and billing. It is weakest where a licensed human must physically examine a patient, make a judgment call under uncertainty and carry legal responsibility for the outcome. That split explains almost every score on this page.
How we calculate the AI Risk ScoreMost exposed roles here
- Medical Transcriptionist90/100 · High
- Medical Scribe85/100 · High
- Patient Intake Specialist82/100 · High
- Medical Coder82/100 · High
- Outpatient Coder78/100 · High
- Patient Scheduling Coordinator75/100 · High
- Patient Billing Specialist75/100 · High
- Medical Records Technician75/100 · High
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