Physical Therapist Assistants, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
31-2021.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Physical Therapist AssistantsSOC 31-2021.00
85% · agent
82% · agent
78% · agent
75% · agent
15% · you keep
12% · you keep
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Documentation agent
eClinicalWorks EHR software · Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Reporting agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft PowerPoint · Email software
● No integration needed
Equipment monitoring agent
Microsoft Excel · Scheduling software · Docs
● No integration needed
Administrative agent
Microsoft Office software · Scheduling software · Billing software
● No integration needed
You keep this
Provide direct physical therapy treatments and manual interventionsEnsure patient safety during exercises and positioningMake clinical judgments about patient responses and treatment modificationsBuild therapeutic relationships and provide emotional support to patients

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.

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The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Document patient progress and treatment notes85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Prepare treatment reports and communications82% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Monitor equipment and record treatment data78% · physical, manual and inspection work · barely automatable
No software category addresses thisWhy not