Physical Therapist Aides, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here15
  • aide
  • therapy aide
  • outpatient aide
  • physiotherapy aide
  • rehabilitation aide
  • restorative aide ra
  • outpatient therapy aide
  • rehabilitation attendant
  • physical therapy aide pta
  • physical therapist aide pta
  • rehabilitation therapy aide
  • pt tech physical therapy technician
  • pt tech physical therapist technician
  • pt attendant physical therapy attendant
  • and 1 more
SOC code
31-2022.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
20 activities
Activities an agent can take on
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Physical Therapist AidesSOC 31-2022.00
85% · agentMostly automatable
62% · agentPartly automatable
55% · agentPartly automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
10% · you keepBarely automatable
8% · you keepBarely automatable
The team3 agents · 0 need no setup
Clinical documentation agent
Epic Systems · MEDITECH software · Microsoft Word
Needs Epic Systems or MEDITECH software
Scheduling coordination agent
Scheduling software · Microsoft Outlook · Calendar
Needs Scheduling software
Progress monitoring agent
Patient record maintenance software · Microsoft Excel · Docs
Needs Patient record maintenance software
You keep this
Provide hands-on physical assistance, positioning, and safety support during patient exercises and treatmentsPerform direct patient care tasks including bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility assistanceMaintain physical treatment environment through cleaning, disinfection, and equipment maintenanceAssess patient responses in real-time and make immediate safety adjustments during therapy

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Clerical duties and record-keeping85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Schedule appointments and coordinate therapist schedules62% · scheduling, planning and resource control · partly automatable

The full activity list

All 20 detailed work activities O*NET records for Physical Therapist Aides, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Mostly automatable 2

Mostly automatable activities for Physical Therapist Aides
ActivityJobs
Perform clerical work in medical settings23
Maintain medical records15