AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 29-1128.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Exercise Physiologists?

Assess, plan, or implement fitness programs that include exercise or physical activities such as those designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, or flexibility.

Estimated AI task exposure
53%

Moderate exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

59/100

Physical moat

15/100

Human moat

61/100

Rating coverage

100%

25 task statements / 25 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Explain exercise program or physiological testing procedures to participants.
Importance 96/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.94
Develop exercise programs to improve participant strength, flexibility, endurance, or circulatory functioning, in accordance with exercise science standards, regulatory requirements, and credentialing requirements.
Importance 96/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.93
Provide clinical oversight of exercise for participants at all risk levels.
Importance 91/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 83/100Weight 0.93
Demonstrate correct use of exercise equipment or performance of exercise routines.
Importance 89/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.91
Prescribe individualized exercise programs, specifying equipment, such as treadmill, exercise bicycle, ergometers, or perceptual goggles.
Importance 89/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.90
Interview participants to obtain medical history or assess participant goals.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.89
Recommend methods to increase lifestyle physical activity.
Importance 84/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.87
Interpret exercise program participant data to evaluate progress or identify needed program changes.
Importance 88/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.86
Assess physical performance requirements to aid in the development of individualized recovery or rehabilitation exercise programs.
Importance 80/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.84
Conduct stress tests, using electrocardiograph (EKG) machines.
Importance 85/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.82

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

$59,460

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

8,560

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+12.8%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

1

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

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

12%

41 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

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

stronger human/judgment moat, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

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

19%

34 points lower exposure • 81% profile similarity

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

stronger human/judgment moat, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Athletes and Sports Competitors

21%

32 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

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

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

Orthotists and Prosthetists

28%

25 points lower exposure • 86% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Teaching Assistants, Special Education

22%

31 points lower exposure • 84% profile similarity

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

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

41 points lower exposure • 69% profile similarity

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

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

  • 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.

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