AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 29-1123.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Physical Therapists?

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.

Estimated AI task exposure
78%

High exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

80/100

Physical moat

25/100

Human moat

31/100

Rating coverage

100%

24 task statements / 24 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
Importance 95/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 90/100Weight 0.96
Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
Importance 93/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 87/100Weight 0.94
Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.
Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 88/100Weight 0.94
Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 87/100Weight 0.94
Confer with the patient, medical practitioners, or appropriate others to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.
Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 83/100Weight 0.93
Test and measure patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.92
Direct, supervise, assess, and communicate with supportive personnel.
Importance 90/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 86/100Weight 0.92
Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
Importance 94/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.92
Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.91
Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.90

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

$102,760

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

267,330

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+11.9%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

13

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

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

68 points lower exposure • 63% profile similarity

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

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

Bicycle Repairers

5%

73 points lower exposure • 59% profile similarity

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

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

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

73 points lower exposure • 58% profile similarity

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

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

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

66 points lower exposure • 64% profile similarity

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

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

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

11%

67 points lower exposure • 65% profile similarity

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

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

Millwrights

5%

73 points lower exposure • 60% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

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

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

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.

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