AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 21-1013.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Marriage and Family Therapists?

Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders.

Estimated AI task exposure
50%

Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

17 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

61/100

Physical moat

12/100

Human moat

83/100

Rating coverage

100%

17 task statements / 17 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Ask questions that will help clients identify their feelings and behaviors.
Importance 95/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 86/100Weight 0.95
Encourage individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner.
Importance 95/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.94
Maintain case files that include activities, progress notes, evaluations, and recommendations.
Importance 94/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.92
Counsel clients on concerns, such as unsatisfactory relationships, divorce and separation, child rearing, home management, or financial difficulties.
Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.91
Develop and implement individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior, and other personal issues.
Importance 94/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 61/100Weight 0.88
Determine whether clients should be counseled or referred to other specialists in such fields as medicine, psychiatry, or legal aid.
Importance 88/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.84
Collect information about clients, using techniques such as testing, interviewing, discussion, or observation.
Importance 78/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.83
Diagnose mental and emotional disorders in clients.
Importance 80/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.81
Confer with clients to develop plans for posttreatment activities.
Importance 78/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 42/100Weight 0.77
Supervise other counselors, social service staff, and assistants.
Importance 84/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 53/100Weight 0.76

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$66,940

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

66,740

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+13.5%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

7

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

19%

31 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

Median wage: Not published Growth 2025–2035: Not published Annual openings: Not published

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

12%

38 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $41,670 Growth 2025–2035: +2.0% Annual openings: 65

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Teaching Assistants, Special Education

22%

28 points lower exposure • 79% profile similarity

Median wage: Not published Growth 2025–2035: Not published Annual openings: Not published

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Athletes and Sports Competitors

21%

29 points lower exposure • 76% profile similarity

Median wage: $66,710 Growth 2025–2035: +5.5% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

38%

12 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $59,550 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 34

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Orthotists and Prosthetists

28%

22 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $81,110 Growth 2025–2035: +12.9% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • relationship building
  • judgment in ambiguous situations
  • communication and persuasion

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

New in V11

Find a Safer Career Path

High exposure does not mean starting over. V11 compares your occupation with the other 922 O*NET occupations and surfaces lower-exposure options with similar work profiles.

EXPLORE CAREER ALTERNATIVES
I am your guide.
Knowledge is your strongest upgrade.