Will AI replace therapy assistants and aides?
4 jobs scored. On average 83% of the task time in these jobs still needs a person, and the family averages 82 out of 100 on Still needs a human, where higher is safer.
82
Average Still needs a human score, 0 to 100 ↑ safer. Will AI replace them? Nah.
4
Jobs scored in this family
83%
Average share of Task timeHow a job’s working hours divide between its tasks. Tasks that matter more and come up more often get a bigger share.More in the glossary that still needs a person
216k
US workers in these jobs
How the work could shift in Therapy Assistants and Aides
The share of US workers in these jobs whose job would sit in each band, from today to 2060.
Today
76%
of US workers in this family are in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
0% are in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2045
8%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
23% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2060
8%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
90% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
Each job's score moves towards the bottom band (Largely: AI could largely do the job) by the year it could be largely automated, slowly at first and faster later, as adoption usually goes. Each job is run as ten scenarios across its replacement range, so every figure mixes early and late outcomes. The model stops at 2060. How the timeline works
Will AI replace the job?Largely.Mostly.Partly.A little.Nah.
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| Year | Largely | Mostly | Partly | A little | Nah |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today (2026) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 23.7% | 76.3% |
| 2030 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 62.7% | 37.3% |
| 2035 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 32.4% | 60.0% | 7.6% |
| 2040 | 0.0% | 32.4% | 50.2% | 9.8% | 7.6% |
| 2045 | 22.6% | 42.4% | 25.1% | 2.4% | 7.6% |
| 2050 | 52.4% | 37.6% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 7.6% |
| 2055 | 74.9% | 15.1% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 7.6% |
| 2060 | 90.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 7.6% |
Every job in Therapy Assistants and Aides, ranked
Occupational Therapy AssistantsHealthcare Support · 31-2011
79↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 22%Needs a human 78%
20532045–2060+
51k
$72,300
Occupational Therapy AidesHealthcare Support · 31-2012
82↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 16%Needs a human 84%
20542045–2060+
4k
$39,160
Physical Therapist AssistantsHealthcare Support · 31-2021
83↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 15%Needs a human 85%
20552045–2060+
112k
$68,380
Physical Therapist AidesHealthcare Support · 31-2022
83↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 5%AI helps 12%Needs a human 83%
20552045–2060+
48k
$35,240