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How exposed to AI is a Neurologist?

Of the 24 tasks O*NET lists for neurologists, 3 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 10 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
Adult and Pediatric NeurologistAdult NeurologistGeneral NeurologistNeurologistPediatric NeurologistPhysician
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
24
tasks rated for this occupation
98%
hold a degree, from a survey of 22
7k
people do this job in the US
19 of 89
least protected in healthcare practitioners

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.

Reachable with a chat window today

3
  • Counsel patients or others on the background of neurological disorders including risk factors, or genetic or environmental concerns
  • Refer patients to other health care practitioners as necessary
  • Advise other physicians on the treatment of neurological problems

Only with software built on top

11
  • Interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories
  • Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests, such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests
  • Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid
  • Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors, such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs
  • Inform patients or families of neurological diagnoses and prognoses, or benefits, risks and costs of various treatment plans
  • Prepare, maintain, or review records that include patients' histories, neurological examination findings, treatment plans, or outcomes
  • Communicate with other health care professionals regarding patients' conditions and care
  • Interpret the results of neuroimaging studies, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans
  • Coordinate neurological services with other health care team activities
  • Participate in continuing education activities to maintain and expand competence
  • Participate in neuroscience research activities

Cannot be sped up

10
  • Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas, such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status
  • Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results
  • Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects
  • Identify and treat major neurological system diseases and disorders, such as central nervous system infection, cranio spinal trauma, dementia, and stroke
  • Determine brain death using accepted tests and procedures
  • Order supportive care services, such as physical therapy, specialized nursing care, and social services
  • Provide training to medical students or staff members
  • Supervise medical technicians in the performance of neurological diagnostic or therapeutic activities
  • Perform specialized treatments in areas such as sleep disorders, neuroimmunology, neuro-oncology, behavioral neurology, and neurogenetics
  • Prescribe or administer treatments, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and deep brain stimulation
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.