AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 21-1022.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Healthcare Social Workers?

Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family caregivers. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. May also provide case and care management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.

Estimated AI task exposure
49%

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

53/100

Physical moat

6/100

Human moat

68/100

Rating coverage

100%

17 task statements / 17 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.90
Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises.
Importance 94/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.90
Refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education.
Importance 88/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.87
Utilize consultation data and social work experience to plan and coordinate client or patient care and rehabilitation, following through to ensure service efficacy.
Importance 83/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.87
Educate clients about end-of-life symptoms and options to assist them in making informed decisions.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 59/100Weight 0.86
Identify environmental impediments to client or patient progress through interviews and review of patient records.
Importance 80/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.85
Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan.
Importance 83/100Relevance 93/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.85
Modify treatment plans to comply with changes in clients' status.
Importance 77/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 65/100Weight 0.81
Counsel clients and patients in individual and group sessions to help them overcome dependencies, recover from illness, and adjust to life.
Importance 79/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.78
Organize support groups or counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting the client or patient.
Importance 77/100Relevance 93/100Frequency 54/100Weight 0.77

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

$67,880

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

187,630

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+8.5%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

17

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%

37 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

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

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

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

19%

30 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

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

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

Teaching Assistants, Special Education

22%

27 points lower exposure • 85% 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%

28 points lower exposure • 82% 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%

21 points lower exposure • 84% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

37 points lower exposure • 68% 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

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AUGMENT

  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

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

LEARN

  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification
  • leadership
  • negotiation
  • stakeholder communication

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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