The tasks · Physical TherapistsSOC 29-1123.00
Documentation and record keepingWhat can do this →
88% · agentMostly automatable
Treatment plan developmentWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
Patient data analysis and goal settingWhat can do this →
82% · agentMostly automatable
Patient education and communicationWhat can do this →
64% · agentPartly automatable
Physical examination and assessmentWhat can do this →
25% · you keepBarely automatable
Hands-on treatment deliveryWhat can do this →
15% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 3 need no setup
Documentation agent
Patient charting software · Microsoft Word · eClinicalWorks EHR software
Needs eClinicalWorks EHR software
Treatment planning agent
Exercise routine creation software · Microsoft Excel · Medical condition coding software
● No integration needed
Data analysis agent
Microsoft Excel · Patient charting software · Recordkeeping software
● No integration needed
Patient communication agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Outlook · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Perform physical examinations and hands-on assessmentsDeliver manual therapy treatments and physical interventionsMake clinical diagnosis and treatment decisionsObtain informed consent and manage patient relationships
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 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.
