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Will AI replace Nursing Assistants?

AI reaches little of this job’s work.

13/100

Low exposure

More exposed to AI than 24% of US workers.

AI already used in
0% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
23% of the work

What the job involves

Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

Where AI reaches the work

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

Within reach(7)

  • Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
  • Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
  • Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
  • Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
  • Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.

and 2 more

Out of reach(26)

  • Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
  • Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
  • Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
  • Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
  • Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.

and 21 more

Also called

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) · CNA · Nursing Assistant · Patient Care Technician (PCT) · PCT · Certified Medication Aide (CMA) · Nurses' Aide · Nursing Aide

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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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