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How exposed to AI is a Psychiatric Aide?

Of the 17 tasks O*NET lists for psychiatric aides, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 12 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
Developmental AideMental Health Aide (MHA)Mental Health Worker (MHW)Psychiatric AidePsychiatric AssistantPsychiatric Nursing AideQualified Medication Aide (QMA)Resident Care Technician (Resident Care Tech)Residential Care Tech (Residential Care Technician)Therapeutic Program Worker (TPW)
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
17
tasks rated for this occupation
4%
hold a degree, from a survey of only 18
39k
people do this job in the US
5 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

5
  • Record and maintain patient information, such as vital signs, eating habits, behavior, progress notes, treatments, or discharge plans
  • Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, or social workers
  • Provide mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients with routine physical, emotional, psychological, or rehabilitation care under the direction of nursing or medical staff
  • Complete administrative tasks, such as entering orders into computer, answering telephone calls, or maintaining medical or facility information
  • Interview patients upon admission and record information

Cannot be sped up

12
  • Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients
  • Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff
  • Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury
  • Serve meals or feed patients needing assistance or persuasion
  • Clean and disinfect rooms and furnishings to maintain a safe and orderly environment
  • Maintain patients' restrictions to assigned areas
  • Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary
  • Aid patients in becoming accustomed to hospital routine
  • Organize, supervise, or encourage patient participation in social, educational, or recreational activities
  • Perform nursing duties, such as administering medications, measuring vital signs, collecting specimens, or drawing blood samples
  • Accompany patients to and from wards for medical or dental treatments, shopping trips, or religious or recreational events
  • Participate in recreational activities with patients, including card games, sports, or television viewing
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.