OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
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of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
The robots can help. They can’t replace the room you read.
30% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Mostly safe. AI helps around the edges, but the job stays human.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Perform clerical duties, such as scheduling exams or special procedures, keeping records, or archiving computerized images
- Perform legal and ethical duties, including preparing safety or accident reports, obtaining written consent from patient to perform invasive procedures, or reporting symptoms of abuse or neglect
- Provide sonogram and oral or written summary of technical findings to physician for use in medical diagnosis
- Determine whether scope of exam should be extended, based on findings
- Obtain and record accurate patient history, including prior test results or information from physical examinations
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Observe and care for patients throughout examinations to ensure their safety and comfort
- Select appropriate equipment settings and adjust patient positions to obtain the best sites and angles
- Operate ultrasound equipment to produce and record images of the motion, shape, and composition of blood, organs, tissues, or bodily masses, such as fluid accumulations
- Clean, check, and maintain sonographic equipment, submitting maintenance requests or performing minor repairs as necessary
- Supervise or train students or other medical sonographers
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
"My job is 30% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
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last updated 2026-07-16