AI JOB SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 29-1229.04 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians?

Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.

Estimated AI task exposure
34%

Low-Moderate exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

34/100

Physical moat

22/100

Human moat

32/100

Rating coverage

100%

15 task statements / 15 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes.
Importance 96/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 83/100Weight 0.95
Examine patients to assess mobility, strength, communication, or cognition.
Importance 96/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.94
Assess characteristics of patients' pain, such as intensity, location, or duration, using standardized clinical measures.
Importance 93/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.93
Develop comprehensive plans for immediate and long-term rehabilitation, including therapeutic exercise, speech and occupational therapy, counseling, cognitive retraining, patient, family or caregiver education, or community reintegration.
Importance 94/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.91
Provide inpatient or outpatient medical management of neuromuscular disorders, musculoskeletal trauma, acute and chronic pain, deformity or amputation, cardiac or pulmonary disease, or other disabling conditions.
Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.90
Consult or coordinate with other rehabilitative professionals, including physical and occupational therapists, rehabilitation nurses, speech pathologists, neuropsychologists, behavioral psychologists, social workers, or medical technicians.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.88
Monitor effectiveness of pain management interventions, such as medication or spinal injections.
Importance 92/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.87
Diagnose or treat performance-related conditions, such as sports injuries or repetitive-motion injuries.
Importance 85/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.86
Prescribe physical therapy to relax the muscles and improve strength.
Importance 82/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.85
Coordinate physical medicine and rehabilitation services with other medical activities.
Importance 83/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.84

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

$265,930

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

342,720

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+3.4%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

9

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.

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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

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

24 points lower exposure • 84% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
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Bicycle Repairers

5%

29 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
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Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

29 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

11%

23 points lower exposure • 86% profile similarity

Median wage: $49,450 Growth 2025–2035: +1.5% Annual openings: 4

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

22 points lower exposure • 85% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

29 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage

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    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.

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