Develop medical treatment plans.

Develop medical treatment plans. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 21 occupations and seen in 29 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Develop patient or client care or treatment plans. in Thinking Creatively .

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 29 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 26 (90%) 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 11 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.009% 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.

• Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan. · Optometrists · importance 5.0 · exposure with tools
• Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management. · Nurse Midwives · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines. · Nurse Practitioners · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Develop nonsurgical treatment plans for patients with conditions such as strabismus, nystagmus, and other visual disorders. · Orthoptists · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients. · Hospitalists · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients. · Physical Therapists · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data or identified needs. · Critical Care Nurses · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Develop individualized treatment plans for patients, considering patient preferences, clinical data, or the risks and benefits of therapies. · Allergists and Immunologists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Develop or implement plans and procedures for ophthalmologic services. · Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Develop treatment plans based on patients' histories and goals, the nature and severity of disorders, and treatment risks and benefits. · Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Develop and implement treatment plans. · Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Customize treatment programs for specific areas of music therapy, such as intellectual or developmental disabilities, educational settings, geriatrics, medical settings, mental health, physical disabilities, or wellness. · Music Therapists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Develop anesthesia care plans. · Nurse Anesthetists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors, such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs. · Neurologists · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Establish and follow emergency or contingency plans for mothers and newborns. · Midwives · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue. · Dentists, General · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Determine or coordinate treatment plans by requesting laboratory services, reviewing genetics or counseling literature, and considering histories or diagnostic data. · Genetic Counselors · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Help physicians, radiation oncologists, or clinical physicists to prepare physical or technical aspects of radiation treatment plans, using information about patient condition and anatomy. · Radiation Therapists · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments. · Psychiatrists · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Develop treatment plans for radiology patients. · Radiologists · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Plan and conduct treatment programs for patients' hearing or balance problems, consulting with educators, physicians, nurses, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and other health care personnel, as necessary. · Audiologists · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Develop discharge plans for patients. · Recreational Therapists · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Develop or assist others in development of care and treatment plans. · Clinical Nurse Specialists · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Develop, implement, or evaluate individualized plans for midwifery care. · Midwives · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to meet those needs. · Critical Care Nurses · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Plan, evaluate, or modify treatment programs, based on information gathered by observing and interviewing patients or by analyzing patient records. · Clinical Nurse Specialists · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Plan or execute animal nutrition or reproduction programs. · Veterinarians · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Perform discharge planning for patients. · Clinical Nurse Specialists · importance 3.1 · exposure with tools
• Design and explain treatment plans, based on patient information such as medical history, reports, and examination results. · Cardiologists · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Optometrists
• Nurse Midwives
• Nurse Practitioners
• Orthoptists
• Hospitalists
• Physical Therapists
• Critical Care Nurses
• Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
• Music Therapists
• Nurse Anesthetists
• Neurologists
• Midwives
• Dentists, General
• Genetic Counselors
• Radiation Therapists
• Psychiatrists
• Radiologists
• Audiologists
• Recreational Therapists
• Veterinarians
• Cardiologists

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  = {Develop medical treatment plans.},
  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},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/develop-medical-treatment-plans}
}