Develop treatment plans for patients or clients.

Develop treatment plans for patients or clients. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 9 occupations and seen in 15 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 15 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 13 (87%) 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 3 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.004% 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.

• Design the arrangement of radiation fields to reduce exposure to critical patient structures, such as organs, using computers, manuals, and guides. · Medical Dosimetrists · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Develop radiation treatment plans in consultation with members of the radiation oncology team. · Medical Dosimetrists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Place children in foster or adoptive homes, institutions, or medical treatment centers. · Child, Family, and School Social Workers · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior, and other personal issues. · Marriage and Family Therapists · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge. · Mental Health Counselors · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Develop client treatment plans based on research, clinical experience, and client histories. · Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Develop rehabilitation plans that fit clients' aptitudes, education levels, physical abilities, and career goals. · Rehabilitation Counselors · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Plan or implement follow-up or aftercare programs for clients to be discharged from treatment programs. · Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Utilize consultation data and social work experience to plan and coordinate client or patient care and rehabilitation, following through to ensure service efficacy. · Healthcare Social Workers · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Develop treatment plans, and calculate doses for brachytherapy procedures. · Medical Dosimetrists · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Develop and implement behavioral management and care plans for clients. · Social and Human Service Assistants · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Plan discharge from care facility to home or other care facility. · Healthcare Social Workers · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Collaborate with mental health professionals and other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans. · Mental Health Counselors · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Develop treatment goals for individuals based on their assessments. · Recreation Workers · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Develop requirements for the use of patient immobilization devices and positioning aides, such as molds or casts, as part of treatment plans to ensure accurate delivery of radiation and comfort of patient. · Medical Dosimetrists · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Medical Dosimetrists
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Mental Health Counselors
• Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
• Rehabilitation Counselors
• Healthcare Social Workers
• Social and Human Service Assistants
• Recreation Workers

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 treatment plans for patients or clients.},
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  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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