Psychiatric 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 here32
  • charge aide
  • behavior aide
  • behavioral aide
  • charge attendant
  • psychiatric aide
  • behavior assistant
  • clinical assistant
  • developmental aide
  • direct care worker
  • psychiatric orderly
  • behavioral assistant
  • health service worker
  • mental health orderly
  • neuropsychiatric aide
  • and 18 more
SOC code
31-1133.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
21 activities
Activities an agent can take on
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Psychiatric AidesSOC 31-1133.00
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
45% · you keepPartly automatable
18% · you keepBarely automatable
8% · you keepBarely automatable
The team3 agents · 3 need no setup
Patient Records Agent
Patient management software · Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Word
● No integration needed
Administrative Support Agent
Microsoft Office software · Email · Microsoft Outlook
● No integration needed
Patient Intake Agent
Patient management software · Microsoft Word · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Provide direct physical care, restraint, and hands-on patient assistanceDeliver emotional support and therapeutic presence to psychiatric patientsMonitor patients in real-time for safety and behavioral crisesApprove and own accountability for patient care decisions and interventions

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.

Record and maintain patient records and vital signs85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Complete administrative tasks and clerical work82% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Interview patients and document admission information78% · research and retrieval work · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 21 detailed work activities O*NET records for Psychiatric Aides, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.