Physical Therapist Assistants, 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
- assistant
- physiotherapy assistant
- physical therapy assistant pta
- physical therapist assistant pta
- licensed physical therapy assistant
- home care physical therapy assistant
- outpatient physical therapist assistant
- home health physical therapist assistant
- rehabilitation assistant rehab assistant
- licensed physical therapist assistant lpta
- certified physical therapist assistant cpta
- per diem physical therapist assistant per diem pta
- home health physical therapy assistant home health pta
- snf pta skilled nursing facility physical therapy assistant
- and 1 more
- SOC code
- 31-2021.00
- Activities scored
- 6
- In O*NET
- 26 activities
- Activities an agent can take on
- 3
- Grounded in
- O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Physical Therapist AssistantsSOC 31-2021.00
Document patient progress and treatment notesWhat can do this →
85% agentMostly automatable
Prepare treatment reports and communicationsWhat can do this →
82% agentMostly automatable
Perform clerical and administrative tasksWhat can do this →
75% agentMostly automatable
Monitor equipment and record treatment dataWhat can do this →
34% you keepBarely automatable
Provide hands-on therapy treatmentsWhat can do this →
15% you keepBarely automatable
Instruct and motivate patients during exercisesWhat can do this →
12% you keepBarely automatable
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.
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.
The full activity list
All 26 detailed work activities O*NET records for Physical Therapist Assistants, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.
Mostly automatable 5
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Record patient medical histories | 57 |
| Perform clerical work in medical settings | 23 |
| Prepare medical reports or documents | 6 |
| Document client health or progress | 5 |
| Attend educational events to update medical knowledge | 4 |
Partly automatable 4
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments | 33 |
| Inventory medical supplies or equipment | 10 |
| Confer with other professionals to plan patient care | 9 |
| Communicate patient status to other health practitioners | 3 |