Will AI replace other healthcare support workers?
10 jobs scored. On average 68% of the task time in these jobs still needs a person, and the family averages 78 out of 100 on Still needs a human, where higher is safer.
78
Average Still needs a human score, 0 to 100 ↑ safer. Will AI replace them? A little.
10
Jobs scored in this family
68%
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
2M
US workers in these jobs
How the work could shift in Other Healthcare Support Workers
The share of US workers in these jobs whose job would sit in each band, from today to 2060.
Today
48%
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
5%
of US workers in this family would still be in jobs that mostly need a person (our top band, Nah.)
29% would be in jobs AI could largely do (Largely.)
By 2060
5%
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% | 51.8% | 48.2% |
| 2030 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 82.7% | 15.1% |
| 2035 | 0.0% | 0.9% | 35.3% | 59.0% | 4.8% |
| 2040 | 0.5% | 35.8% | 49.1% | 9.9% | 4.8% |
| 2045 | 28.6% | 43.8% | 17.8% | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| 2050 | 54.8% | 34.7% | 0.7% | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| 2055 | 82.0% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| 2060 | 89.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 4.8% |
Every job in Other Healthcare Support Workers, ranked
Medical TranscriptionistsHealthcare Support · 31-9094
60↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 27%AI helps 66%Needs a human 7%
20462043–2053
42k
$40,410
Pharmacy AidesHealthcare Support · 31-9095
70↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 11%AI helps 41%Needs a human 48%
20492044–2060+
40k
$37,680
Speech-Language Pathology AssistantsHealthcare Support · 31-9099.01
76↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 0%AI helps 35%Needs a human 65%
20522045–2060+
110k
$48,430
Medical AssistantsHealthcare Support · 31-9092
78↑ saferAI replace? A little.
AI does 5%AI helps 32%Needs a human 63%
20532045–2060+
818k
$45,690
Dental AssistantsHealthcare Support · 31-9091
81↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 28%Needs a human 72%
20542045–2060+
388k
$48,070
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHealthcare Support · 31-9096
81↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 4%AI helps 18%Needs a human 78%
20552045–2060+
127k
$38,150
Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support · 31-9011
83↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 23%Needs a human 77%
20552045–2060+
99k
$58,450
PhlebotomistsHealthcare Support · 31-9097
83↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 19%Needs a human 81%
20562045–2060+
144k
$45,230
Endoscopy TechniciansHealthcare Support · 31-9099.02
85↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 4%AI helps 0%Needs a human 96%
20572045–2060+
110k
$48,430
Medical Equipment PreparersHealthcare Support · 31-9093
86↑ saferAI replace? Nah.
AI does 0%AI helps 7%Needs a human 93%
20572046–2060+
77k
$47,700