Administer basic health care or medical treatments.

Administer basic health care or medical treatments. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 19 occupations and seen in 27 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Administer basic health care or medical treatments. in Assisting and Caring for Others .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 27 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 2 (7%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 4 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.003% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Provide patients with direct family planning services, such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms. · Nurse Midwives · importance 4.9 · no direct exposure
• Conduct most treatment sessions independently, in accordance with the long-term treatment plan and under the general direction of the patient's physician. · Radiation Therapists · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Provide treatment to sick or injured animals, or contact veterinarians to secure treatment. · Animal Caretakers · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance. · Personal Care Aides · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures. · Medical Assistants · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Observe children's behavior for irregularities, take temperature, transport children to doctor, or administer medications, as directed, to maintain children's health. · Nannies · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Give enemas and perform catheterizations, ear flushes, intravenous feedings, or gavages. · Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Perform healthcare-related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of registered nurses or physiotherapists. · Personal Care Aides · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations. · Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Insert peripheral or central intravenous catheters. · Nurse Anesthetists · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Provide emergency first aid to sick or injured animals. · Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Administer prescribed medications to animals. · Animal Trainers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Examine and clean patients' ear canals. · Audiologists · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Apply protective coating of fluoride to teeth. · Dental Assistants · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions. · Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Implement appropriate follow-up care plans. · Radiation Therapists · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse. · Nursing Assistants · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Clean teeth, using dental instruments. · Dental Assistants · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Perform enemas, catheterizations, ear flushes, intravenous feedings, or gavages. · Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Administer traction to relieve neck or back pain, using intermittent or static traction equipment. · Physical Therapist Assistants · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Anesthetize and inoculate animals, according to instructions. · Animal Caretakers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Administer traction to relieve neck or back pain, using intermittent or static traction equipment. · Physical Therapist Aides · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Insert or remove urinary bladder catheters. · Surgical Assistants · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Treat patients for routine physical health problems. · Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Manage newborn care during the first weeks of life. · Nurse Midwives · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Provide post-mortem care. · Critical Care Nurses · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Perform therapeutic wound care. · Physical Therapist Assistants · importance 2.9 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Nurse Midwives
• Radiation Therapists
• Animal Caretakers
• Personal Care Aides
• Medical Assistants
• Nannies
• Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
• Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
• Nurse Anesthetists
• Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
• Animal Trainers
• Audiologists
• Dental Assistants
• Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
• Nursing Assistants
• Physical Therapist Assistants
• Surgical Assistants
• Physical Therapist Aides
• Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

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  title  = {Administer basic health care or medical treatments.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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