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O*NET 19-3039.02: NeuropsychologistsMedian pay $110,840/year (BLS, May 2025)14 tasksJob Zone 5: Extensive preparation

Apply theories and principles of neuropsychology to evaluate and diagnose disorders of higher cerebral functioning, often in research and medical settings. Study the human brain and the effect of physiological states on human cognition and behavior. May formulate and administer programs of treatment.

Type your own title and every prompt on this page updates to match. Also called: Aviation Neuropsychologist, Board Certified Neuropsychologist, Child and Adolescent Neuropsychologist, Forensic Neuropsychologist, Neuropsychologist, Neuropsychology Medical Consultant, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Staff Psychologist.

Where AI fits in this job

AI-ready 0%AI-assist 55%Stays human 45%

Share of the job's tasks, weighted by how important and how frequent each task is (O*NET ratings). 0 AI-ready, 8 AI-assist and 6 human-led tasks out of 14. This measures where AI can help, not whether the job will disappear.

Information & paperwork
Thinking & planning
People & communication
Leading & teaching
Hands-on & physical

Shape of the job: importance of each kind of work activity (O*NET, 1 to 5).

🔒 Many of these tasks involve people's information. Remove names and identifying details before using AI, or use only a tool your employer has approved.

AI can draft these 0

AI produces a usable first pass. You review it, fix it and own it.

None of this job's tasks are here.

AI can help you prep these 8

AI speeds up the prep, drafting or thinking. The core of the task is still yours.

Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.

Daily

AI helps you prepare clearer wording and likely questions.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare: simpler wording, analogies, likely questions and a one-page handout. The conversation itself is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.

Context: We use IBM SPSS Statistics and Statistical software; the work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
Topic: [status, results, fixes]
Audience: [customers, staff]
Notes: [paste]

Draft slides outline and speaker notes. Use plain language, one everyday analogy, and the questions people are most likely to ask with short answers.

10-minute exercise: Technical presentation

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports (today).
Step 2Fill in [Topic], [Audience] and [Notes] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check every answer is right for your workplace before you share it.

Rules, prices and policies change. Make sure AI is working from your current official version.

Importance 4.8/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations..

Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.

Daily

AI helps you prepare questions; the listening is yours.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 70% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare better questions and to organize your notes afterward. Listening to the person in front of you is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.

Context: We use Automated Neuropsychological Metric Assessments Battery and Behavioral Assessment and Research System BARS; the work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
What I need to learn: [topic]
Who I'll ask: [type of people]
Method: [interview, survey, observation]

Draft the questions or observation checklist, sampling tips, and a template for recording answers. Order the questions sensibly, add follow-ups for vague answers, and give me a note-taking template.

10-minute exercise: Interview or survey design

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you interview patients (today). Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [What I need to learn], [Who I'll ask] and [Method].
Step 3Pilot it with one person and fix the confusing parts.

Don't record people or paste their answers into AI without consent and your employer's approval.

Importance 4.7/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys..

Establish neurobehavioral baseline measures for monitoring progressive cerebral disease or recovery.

Daily

AI drafts the structure and wording; the specifics and sign-off are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft the structure and standard wording. The specifics, the judgment calls and the sign-off are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to establish neurobehavioral baseline measures for monitoring progressive cerebral disease or recovery.

Context: We use Automated Neuropsychological Metric Assessments Battery and Behavioral Assessment and Research System BARS.
Topic: [virus management, diagnostic technique]
Evidence: [studies, guidelines]

Draft guidelines with evidence levels and references to verify. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Care or procedure guideline

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you establish neurobehavioral baseline measures (today).
Step 2Fill in [Topic] and [Evidence] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Verify every reference and have peers review.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 4.4/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Establish standards for medical care..

Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in neuropsychology.

Weekly

AI explains and quizzes you; confirm against official sources.

Show prompt & steps

AI can explain new developments and quiz you. Confirm what you learn against official sources.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in neuropsychology.

Context: The work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
Conference: [name, theme]
My interests: [topics]

Prepare a primer, sessions to prioritize, and questions to ask. Use examples from my line of work, quiz me with 5 questions one at a time, and list trustworthy sources.

10-minute exercise: Conference prep

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you read current literature (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Conference] and [My interests] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check one claim against an official or professional source.

AI's knowledge has a cutoff date. For new regulations and standards, always confirm against the official source.

Importance 4.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Attend conferences or workshops to maintain professional knowledge.. Also involves: Review professional literature to maintain professional knowledge..

Educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns, or hospital staff.

Weekly

AI preps the materials; reading the room is you.

Show prompt & steps

AI preps the materials: lesson outlines, quizzes, examples, practice scenarios. Reading the room and coaching people is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns, or hospital staff.

Context: We use Microsoft PowerPoint; the work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
Topic: [theory, method]
Students: [level]

Plan a class with readings, discussion and assessment. Include timings, a realistic practice scenario from my work, and a short check for understanding with answers.

10-minute exercise: Humanities or social science class

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns and hospital staff (this week). Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Topic] and [Students] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Swap one AI example for a real story from your own work. Real stories are what people remember.

Check that every procedure in the material matches your workplace's actual standards.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Instruct college students in social sciences or humanities disciplines..

Design or implement rehabilitation plans for patients with cognitive dysfunction.

Weekly

AI preps the materials; reading the room is you.

Show prompt & steps

AI preps the materials: lesson outlines, quizzes, examples, practice scenarios. Reading the room and coaching people is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to design or implement rehabilitation plans for patients with cognitive dysfunction.

Context: We use Microsoft PowerPoint and Interactive psychological evaluation software; the work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
Program: [treatment, psychology service, education program]
Population and goals: [who, outcomes]

Draft the structure, sessions, methods and evaluation plan. Include timings, a realistic practice scenario from my work, and a short check for understanding with answers.

10-minute exercise: Program design

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you design or implement rehabilitation plans for patients with cognitive dysfunction (this week). Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Program] and [Population and goals] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Swap one AI example for a real story from your own work. Real stories are what people remember.

Check that every procedure in the material matches your workplace's actual standards.

Importance 3.9/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Design psychological or educational treatment procedures or programs.. Also involves: Direct medical science or healthcare programs..

Participate in educational programs, in-service training, or workshops to remain current in methods and techniques.

Monthly

AI explains and quizzes you; confirm against official sources.

Show prompt & steps

AI can explain new developments and quiz you. Confirm what you learn against official sources.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to participate in educational programs, in-service training, or workshops to remain current in methods and techniques.

Context: The work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
Conference: [name, theme]
My interests: [topics]

Prepare a primer, sessions to prioritize, and questions to ask. Use examples from my line of work, quiz me with 5 questions one at a time, and list trustworthy sources.

10-minute exercise: Conference prep

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you participate in educational programs, in-service training and workshops.
Step 2Fill in [Conference] and [My interests] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check one claim against an official or professional source.

AI's knowledge has a cutoff date. For new regulations and standards, always confirm against the official source.

Importance 4.2/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Attend conferences or workshops to maintain professional knowledge..

Conduct research on neuropsychological disorders.

Monthly

AI gets you up to speed; confirm findings with records or people.

Show prompt & steps

AI can get you up to speed fast and suggest where to look, but you need to confirm findings against real sources, records or people.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to conduct research on neuropsychological disorders.

Context: We use IBM SPSS Statistics and Statistical software; the work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
Topic: [condition, treatment, question]
My goal: [study design, teaching, clinical update]

Summarize current evidence, key trials, open questions, and search terms for PubMed. Mark anything uncertain. I will verify every source.

10-minute exercise: Medical research brief

Step 1Pick a topic you need to get current on.
Step 2Fill in [Topic] and [My goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Look up the key trials it names. Don't use any you can't find.

AI can invent sources and citations. Open every link and confirm it says what the AI claims.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues..

These stay human 6

They need your hands, your presence or your accountable judgment. Lean into them: they get more valuable as routine work is automated.

📏 Measured in this job (O*NET work context): Face-to-face discussions: once a week or more but not every day · Frequency of decisions: once a week or more but not every day · Contact with others: contact with others most of the time · Impact of decisions: important results

Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.

Daily

Hands-on care. AI only helps with prep, explanations and paperwork.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI can help around the care: plain-language explanations for patients, study and revision, checklists and paperwork drafts. Use only tools your employer has approved for health information.

Prep prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.

Context: The work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
Test: [physical, psychological, applicant]
Rules: [standard administration]

List administration steps and scoring cautions. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

10-minute exercise: Test administration

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you conduct neuropsychological evaluations (today).
Step 2Fill in [Test] and [Rules] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Compare it line by line with your protocol. Your protocol always wins.

Importance 4.8/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Administer standardized physical or psychological tests..

Diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to the central nervous system, such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases, and various forms of dementing illnesses.

Daily

Your accountable call. Use AI as a sounding board beforehand.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: Use AI as a sounding board before you decide. Ask it to argue the other side, list what you might be overlooking, or organize the evidence.

Prep prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to the central nervous system, such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases, and various forms of dementing illnesses.

Context: The work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
Presentation: [symptoms, history, no names]
Assessments: [tests used]

List diagnostic criteria to consider and what's missing. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

10-minute exercise: Diagnostic formulation prep

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you diagnose and treat conditions involving injury (today).
Step 2Fill in [Presentation] and [Assessments] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Make the call yourself, then note whether anything it raised changed your mind. Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site procedure before you rely on it.

Safety-critical: AI output is a starting point. Follow your site's procedures and the manufacturer's guidance.

Importance 4.7/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Diagnose neural or psychological disorders..

Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.

Daily

Human connection. Use AI only before and after, to prepare.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: Use AI before and after, not during. Prepare talking points, practise a hard conversation, or turn your notes into a follow-up.

Prep prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to provide education or counseling to individuals and families.

Context: The work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
Client: [executive, worker]
Goal: [leadership, career]

Prepare coaching questions and exercises. Then play the client. Suggest ways to open, phrases to avoid, and how to handle it if things get tense. Then play the other person so I can practice.

10-minute exercise: Coaching session

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you provide education (today).
Step 2Fill in [Client] and [Goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3After the real conversation, write down what worked so you can reuse it.

📊 People already use AI around this task (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026). The task itself stays human-led.

Importance 4.4/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Counsel clients on mental health or personal achievement..

Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases.

Daily

Your accountable call. Use AI as a sounding board beforehand.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: Use AI as a sounding board before you decide. Ask it to argue the other side, list what you might be overlooking, or organize the evidence.

Prep prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases.

Context: The work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
Presentation: [symptoms, history, no names]
Assessments: [tests used]

List diagnostic criteria to consider and what's missing. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

10-minute exercise: Diagnostic formulation prep

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you diagnose and treat pediatric populations (today).
Step 2Fill in [Presentation] and [Assessments] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Make the call yourself, then note whether anything it raised changed your mind.

Importance 4.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Diagnose neural or psychological disorders..

Consult with other professionals about patients' neurological conditions.

Weekly

Human connection. Use AI only before and after, to prepare.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: Use AI before and after, not during. Prepare talking points, practise a hard conversation, or turn your notes into a follow-up.

Prep prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to consult with other professionals about patients' neurological conditions.

Context: The work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
Case: [general, no identifiers]
Question: [what you need from colleagues]

Prepare a summary, the question and options. Then play the colleague. Suggest ways to open, phrases to avoid, and how to handle it if things get tense. Then play the other person so I can practice.

10-minute exercise: Interdisciplinary consult prep

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you consult with other professionals about patients' neurological conditions (this week). Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Case] and [Question] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3After the real conversation, write down what worked so you can reuse it.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment..

Diagnose and treat conditions such as chemical dependency, alcohol dependency, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) dementia, and environmental toxin exposure.

Monthly

Your accountable call. Use AI as a sounding board beforehand.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: Use AI as a sounding board before you decide. Ask it to argue the other side, list what you might be overlooking, or organize the evidence.

Prep prompt

I work as a neuropsychologist. Part of my job is to diagnose and treat conditions such as chemical dependency, alcohol dependency, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) dementia, and environmental toxin exposure.

Context: The work draws on therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry.
Presentation: [symptoms, history, no names]
Assessments: [tests used]

List diagnostic criteria to consider and what's missing. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

10-minute exercise: Diagnostic formulation prep

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you diagnose and treat conditions.
Step 2Fill in [Presentation] and [Assessments] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Make the call yourself, then note whether anything it raised changed your mind. Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site procedure before you rely on it.

Safety-critical: AI output is a starting point. Follow your site's procedures and the manufacturer's guidance.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Diagnose neural or psychological disorders..

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Your next moves

Skills to build

From O*NET's ratings of how important each skill is in this job, matched to which part of the work it supports.

Stays human Deepen these

They power the human-led work, which is the part of the job AI can't take over.

  • Active Listeningimportance 4.5/5
    Used in: Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Critical Thinkingimportance 4.2/5
    Used in: Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 4.2/5
    Used in: Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Complex Problem Solvingimportance 4.1/5
    Used in: Making Decisions and Solving Problems

With AI Use these to work with AI

When AI does the first draft, these are the skills you use to brief it and check what comes back.

  • Reading Comprehensionimportance 4.5/5
    Used in: Getting Information
  • Writingimportance 4.4/5
    Used in: Documenting/Recording Information
  • Learning Strategiesimportance 3.5/5
    Used in: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  • Instructingimportance 3.4/5
    Used in: Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment

Where you could move

Related jobs from O*NET with the closest skill profile, favouring ones where more of the work stays human. No step down in preparation.

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  • Pediatricians, General80% human-led · Same preparation · $210,040/yr · usually post-doctoral trainingYour skills already line up
  • Mental Health Counselors41% human-led · Same preparation · usually master's degreeSkills to build: Negotiation, Social Perceptiveness
  • Clinical and Counseling Psychologists53% human-led · Same preparation · $100,580/yr · usually post-doctoral trainingYour skills already line up

Getting into this job

Post-doctoral training is most common (84% of workers)

  • Graduate degree 100%
  • On-the-job training: 3–6 months
  • Related experience: 2–4 years
  • Professional certification: important (4.6/5)

What workers in this job report, from O*NET surveys (typical values).

Software in this job

In-demand tools from O*NET. Many now have AI built in, so check what yours can do before adding a new tool.

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