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Assisting and Caring for Others

Work activity group · O*NET

Assisting and Caring for Others is one of the 41 Generalized Work Activities at the top of O*NET's work-activity hierarchy — the broadest description of what people do on the job, sitting above the more specific intermediate and detailed work activities. Across the 894 occupations O*NET rates on it, it scores an average importance of 2.94 of 5 — 33rd percentile among all activity groups.

Intermediate activities it contains

The intermediate work activities O*NET groups under Assisting and Caring for Others, ranked by how many occupations perform each. Each links to its own page.

Intermediate activity Occupations AI applied
Assist others to access additional services or resources 64 98th pct
Administer basic health care or medical treatments 60 16th pct
Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists 49 99th pct
Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseases 46 22nd pct
Assist individuals with special needs 45 58th pct
Assist healthcare practitioners during medical procedures 40 1st pct
Administer emergency medical treatment 37 7th pct
Administer therapeutic treatments 28 16th pct
Intervene in crisis situations or emergencies 26 42nd pct
Care for plants or animals 12 59th pct
Assist individuals with paperwork 6 82nd pct
Fit assistive devices to patients or clients 6 1st pct

How AI is applied to this activity group

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study measured how often an AI assistant performs each work activity in real Bing Copilot conversations. Averaged across the 12 intermediate activities under Assisting and Caring for Others that the study measured, this group ranks in the 42nd percentile for how frequently AI is applied — a description of how AI is used today, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

The figure is the mean of the child activities' applied-percentiles; open any activity above to see its underlying Microsoft measurements. Every occupation blends many activities, so a high AI-applied rank for one group does not mean a job is being automated.

Occupations that rely on this activity group most

Ranked by O*NET importance rating (1–5) for Assisting and Caring for Others. Wages are BLS OEWS May 2024 national medians.

Occupation Importance Median pay Employment
Sports Medicine Physicians 4.99 — 315,360
Physical Therapist Assistants 4.99 $65,510 108,010
Family Medicine Physicians 4.99 $238,380 107,950
Physical Therapist Aides 4.98 $34,520 44,010
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 4.97 — 315,360
Physician Assistants 4.97 $133,260 155,540
Pediatricians, General 4.97 $210,130 42,960
Surgical Assistants 4.97 $60,290 22,860
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 4.96 $93,600 3,282,010
Psychiatrists 4.96 — 24,800
Personal Care Aides 4.95 — —
Registered Nurses 4.94 $93,600 3,282,010
Nurse Midwives 4.94 $128,790 8,280
Critical Care Nurses 4.93 $93,600 3,282,010
Psychiatric Technicians 4.92 $42,590 136,300
General Internal Medicine Physicians 4.91 $236,350 66,640
Podiatrists 4.90 $152,800 9,520
Urologists 4.89 — 315,360
Athletic Trainers 4.88 $60,250 28,950
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 4.87 $77,660 223,460
Radiologists 4.87 — 26,290
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 4.87 — 19,900
Allergists and Immunologists 4.86 — 315,360
Emergency Medicine Physicians 4.86 — 33,680
Recreational Therapists 4.86 $60,280 15,060
Audiologists 4.86 $92,120 14,730
Mental Health Counselors 4.86 — —
Nurse Anesthetists 4.85 $223,210 50,350
Hospitalists 4.84 — 315,360
Naturopathic Physicians 4.84 $113,730 30,870
Occupational Therapy Aides 4.82 $37,370 5,000
Optometrists 4.81 $134,830 41,890
Neurologists 4.81 — 7,700
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 4.79 — 5,330
Nannies 4.76 $32,050 520,180
Occupational Therapy Assistants 4.76 $68,340 47,910
Music Therapists 4.76 $65,010 19,320
Home Health Aides 4.76 — —
Residential Advisors 4.75 $39,180 82,810
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 4.75 $54,840 21,460
Dermatologists 4.75 — 10,080
Midwives 4.72 $64,030 36,970
Art Therapists 4.72 $65,010 19,320
Acupuncturists 4.72 $78,140 8,440
Clinical Nurse Specialists 4.71 $93,600 3,282,010
Neurodiagnostic Technologists 4.71 $48,790 174,060
Marriage and Family Therapists 4.71 $63,780 65,870
Physical Therapists 4.70 $101,020 248,630
Healthcare Social Workers 4.70 $68,090 185,940
Chiropractors 4.70 $79,000 37,630
Prosthodontists 4.69 — 760
Anesthesiologists 4.68 — 41,890
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 4.68 — 12,110
Acute Care Nurses 4.67 $93,600 3,282,010
Hearing Aid Specialists 4.66 $61,560 10,580
Dentists, General 4.65 $172,790 113,490
Psychiatric Aides 4.65 $41,590 34,900
Exercise Physiologists 4.65 $58,160 8,110
Occupational Therapists 4.64 $98,340 152,280
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 4.64 $79,940 74,250

Showing 60 of 894 occupations.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Assisting and Caring for Others." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/assisting-and-caring-for-others

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Assisting and Caring for Others. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/assisting-and-caring-for-others

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-assisting-and-caring-for-others,
  title  = {Assisting and Caring for Others},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activity-groups/assisting-and-caring-for-others}
}

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