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O*NET 29-1229.00: Physicians, All OtherMedian pay $265,930/year (BLS, May 2025)15 common activities

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Where AI fits in this job

AI-ready 0%AI-assist 23%Stays human 77%

Share of the job's common activities across related occupations, weighted by how important and how frequent each task is (O*NET ratings). 0 AI-ready, 4 AI-assist and 11 human-led tasks out of 15. This measures where AI can help, not whether the job will disappear.

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

🗓 Start here on Monday

The most frequent, most important tasks where AI can help right away.

  1. Record patient medical histories.Write it up · Several times a day
  2. Train medical providers.Train & teach · Weekly
  3. Maintain medical or professional knowledge.Stay sharp · Weekly

💪 Lean into these

Core tasks that stay human. These skills get more valuable as the routine work gets automated.

  1. Diagnose medical conditions.Make the call · Several times a day
  2. Treat chronic diseases or disorders.Hands-on care · Several times a day
  3. Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.Make the call · Several times a day

🔒 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 4

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

Record patient medical histories.

Several times a dayIn 5 related jobs

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

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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 physician. Part of my job is to record patient medical histories.

Context: We use eClinicalWorks EHR software and Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR.
Specialty: [chiropractic, dental, general]
What to capture: [conditions, meds, allergies, history]

Draft a medical history template with prompts. No patient data. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: History-taking template

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you record patient medical histories. Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Specialty] and [What to capture] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere.

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

Importance 4.7/5 · O*NET work activity: Record patient medical histories..

Train medical providers.

WeeklyIn 5 related jobs

AI preps the materials; reading the room is you.

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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 physician. Part of my job is to train medical providers.

Context: We use Microsoft PowerPoint and eClinicalWorks EHR software; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
Technique: [procedure]
Learners: [providers, assistants]

Plan teaching with demonstration and supervised practice. Include timings, a realistic practice scenario from my work, and a short check for understanding with answers.

10-minute exercise: Teach clinical techniques

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you train medical providers (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Technique] and [Learners] 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 · O*NET work activity: Train medical providers..

Maintain medical or professional knowledge.

WeeklyIn 3 related jobs

AI explains and quizzes you; confirm against official sources.

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

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a physician. Part of my job is to maintain medical or professional knowledge.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
Specialty: [describe]
Topic: [guideline, technique]

Summarize recent evidence, quiz me, and list guidelines to read. Use examples from my line of work, quiz me with 5 questions one at a time, and list trustworthy sources.

10-minute exercise: Clinical update

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you maintain medical or professional knowledge (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Specialty] and [Topic] 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 · O*NET work activity: Maintain medical or professional knowledge..

Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.

MonthlyIn 3 related jobs

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

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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 physician. Part of my job is to conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.

Context: We use FlowJo and GraphPad Software GraphPad Prism; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
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 3.8/5 · O*NET work activity: Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues..

These stay human 11

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

Diagnose medical conditions.

Several times a dayIn 5 related jobs

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 physician. Part of my job is to diagnose medical conditions.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
Presentation: [symptoms, signs, no patient details]
Results: [tests]

List a differential with what supports or argues against each, and next tests. I make the diagnosis.

10-minute exercise: Differential diagnosis check

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you diagnose medical conditions.
Step 2Fill in [Presentation] and [Results] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Decide yourself and note anything you'd overlooked.

Importance 4.8/5 · O*NET work activity: Diagnose medical conditions..

Treat chronic diseases or disorders.

Several times a dayIn 5 related jobs

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 physician. Part of my job is to treat chronic diseases or disorders.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
Condition: [describe]
Goals: [management]

Prepare patient education and follow-up plan. 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: Chronic condition support

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you treat chronic diseases or disorders.
Step 2Fill in [Condition] and [Goals] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Compare it line by line with your protocol. Your protocol always wins.

Importance 4.7/5 · O*NET work activity: Treat chronic diseases or disorders..

Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.

Several times a dayIn 4 related jobs

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 physician. Part of my job is to analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
Test or image: [x-ray, lab, scan]
Clinical question: [what to rule in or out]

List systematic review steps and pitfalls. I make the diagnosis. 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: Interpretation checklist

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you analyze test data or images.
Step 2Fill in [Test or image] and [Clinical question] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Make the call yourself, then note whether anything it raised changed your mind.

Importance 4.8/5 · O*NET work activity: Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment..

Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.

Several times a dayIn 4 related jobs

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 physician. Part of my job is to order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
Presentation: [general, no patient details]
Question: [what to rule in or out]

List tests that could help, what each tells you, and costs or risks. I decide. 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: Test ordering prep

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.
Step 2Fill in [Presentation] and [Question] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Make the call yourself, then note whether anything it raised changed your mind.

Importance 4.8/5 · O*NET work activity: Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests..

Prescribe medications.

Several times a dayIn 4 related jobs

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 physician. Part of my job is to prescribe medications.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
Indication: [general]
Options: [drugs]

List considerations, interactions and dosing to verify. I prescribe. 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: Prescribing check

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you prescribe medications.
Step 2Fill in [Indication] and [Options] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Make the call yourself, then note whether anything it raised changed your mind.

Importance 4.7/5 · O*NET work activity: Prescribe medications..

Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.

DailyIn 3 related jobs

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 physician. Part of my job is to refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
Situation: [general, no patient details]
Options: [specialists, services]

List red flags and criteria for referral, and what to include in the referral. I decide.

10-minute exercise: Referral decision prep

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you refer patients (today). Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Situation] and [Options] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Make the call yourself, then note whether anything it raised changed your mind.

Importance 4.6/5 · O*NET work activity: Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources..

Examine patients to assess general physical condition.

DailyIn 3 related jobs

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 physician. Part of my job is to examine patients to assess general physical condition.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
Exam type: [general, musculoskeletal, pre-participation]
Patient group: [general description]

Make an exam sequence, plain-language explanations, and red flags. 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: Physical exam prep

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you examine patients (today). Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Exam type] and [Patient group] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Use the explanations with your next patient.

Importance 4.5/5 · O*NET work activity: Examine patients to assess general physical condition..

Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.

DailyIn 3 related jobs

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 physician. Part of my job is to collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
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 collaborate with healthcare professionals (today).
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 4.4/5 · O*NET work activity: Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment..

Supervise patient care personnel.

DailyIn 3 related jobs

Leading people runs on trust. AI can prep the paperwork around it.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI can prep the paperwork around leading: meeting agendas, feedback drafts, rotas, briefings and difficult-conversation rehearsals.

Prep prompt

I work as a physician. Part of my job is to supervise patient care personnel.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
Team: [counselors, clinicians, staff]
Issue or goal: [describe]

Help me prepare: the key message in 2 sentences, what good looks like, how people might react and how I'll respond, and one thing I'll check next week.

10-minute exercise: Supervising care staff

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you supervise patient care personnel (today). Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Team] and [Issue or goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Afterward, note one thing people responded to and one thing you'd change.

Importance 4.3/5 · O*NET work activity: Supervise patient care personnel..

Develop medical treatment plans.

Several times a dayIn 2 related jobs

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 physician. Part of my job is to develop medical treatment plans.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
Situation: [condition or project, no names]
Options: [list]

Compare options and risks; list information needed. I decide. 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: Plan options review

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop medical treatment plans.
Step 2Fill in [Situation] and [Options] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Make the call yourself, then note whether anything it raised changed your mind.

Importance 4.8/5 · O*NET work activity: Develop medical treatment plans..

Manage healthcare operations.

WeeklyIn 2 related jobs

Leading people runs on trust. AI can prep the paperwork around it.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI can prep the paperwork around leading: meeting agendas, feedback drafts, rotas, briefings and difficult-conversation rehearsals.

Prep prompt

I work as a physician. Part of my job is to manage healthcare operations.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, biology and chemistry.
Service: [describe]
Issue: [describe]

Help me prepare: the key message in 2 sentences, what good looks like, how people might react and how I'll respond, and one thing I'll check next week.

10-minute exercise: Managing healthcare operations

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you manage healthcare operations (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Service] and [Issue] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Afterward, note one thing people responded to and one thing you'd change.

Importance 4.2/5 · O*NET work activity: Manage healthcare operations..

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