AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 29-1122.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Occupational Therapists?

Assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual's environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual.

Estimated AI task exposure
79%

High 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

82/100

Physical moat

23/100

Human moat

37/100

Rating coverage

100%

17 task statements / 17 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Complete and maintain necessary records.
Importance 93/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 89/100Weight 0.95
Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate persons with disabilities because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.91
Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
Importance 94/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.91
Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.90
Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work or school skills and adjust to handicaps.
Importance 88/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.88
Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.88
Lay out materials such as puzzles, scissors and eating utensils for use in therapy, and clean and repair these tools after therapy sessions.
Importance 82/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.86
Train caregivers in providing for the needs of a patient during and after therapy.
Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 61/100Weight 0.85
Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs or coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
Importance 82/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.84
Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
Importance 77/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 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

$100,330

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

162,450

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+14.8%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

10

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%

69 points lower exposure • 64% profile similarity

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

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

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

67 points lower exposure • 64% profile similarity

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

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

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

74 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

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

11%

68 points lower exposure • 64% profile similarity

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

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

Bicycle Repairers

5%

74 points lower exposure • 56% profile similarity

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

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

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

22%

57 points lower exposure • 69% profile similarity

Median wage: $59,050 Growth 2025–2035: +4.1% Annual openings: 21

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

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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