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How exposed to AI is a Home Health Aide?

Of the 15 tasks O*NET lists for home health aides, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 14 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
CaregiverCertified Home Health Aide (CHHA)Certified Medical Aide (CMA)Certified Nurses Aide (CNA)Home AttendantHome Care AideHome Health Aide (HHA)Home Health ProviderHospice AideIn Home Caregiver
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
15
tasks rated for this occupation
0%
hold a degree, from a survey of 44
17 of 19
least protected in healthcare support

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Only with software built on top

1
  • Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager

Cannot be sped up

14
  • Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming
  • Bathe patients
  • Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care
  • Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert
  • Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets
  • Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration
  • Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness
  • Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands
  • Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs
  • Massage patients or apply preparations or treatments, such as liniment, alcohol rubs, or heat-lamp stimulation
  • Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse or aide, and ensure patients take their medicine
  • Care for children who are disabled or who have sick or disabled parents
  • Accompany clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship
  • Change dressings
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.