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Will AI replace Anesthesiologists?

AI reaches some of this job’s work, but most of it stays with people.

30/100

Moderate exposure

More exposed to AI than 46% of US workers.

AI already used in
0% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
54% of the work

What the job involves

Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.

Where AI reaches the work

The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.

Within reach(10)

  • Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
  • Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
  • Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation.
  • Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.
  • Order laboratory tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic procedures.

and 5 more

Out of reach(8)

  • Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
  • Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
  • Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery.
  • Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.
  • Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.

and 3 more

Also called

Obstetrical Anesthesiologist · Pediatric Anesthesiologist · Anesthesiologist MD (Anesthesiologist Medical Doctor) · Anesthesiology Resident · Attending Anesthesiologist · Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist · Critical Care Anesthesiologist · Medical Doctor (MD)

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What these numbers mean

The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.

“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.

The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.

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