Maintain medical records.

Maintain medical records. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 15 occupations and seen in 21 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Maintain health or medical records. in Documenting/Recording Information .

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 21 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 21 (100%) 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 8 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.

• Document clients' progress toward meeting established treatment objectives. · Speech-Language Pathology Assistants · importance 4.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Record treatment information in patient records. · Dental Assistants · importance 4.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Observe and record patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior and maintain this information in client records. · Occupational Therapy Assistants · importance 4.7 · direct LLM exposure
• Perform support duties, such as preparing materials, keeping records, maintaining supplies, and scheduling activities. · Speech-Language Pathology Assistants · importance 4.7 · direct LLM exposure
• Set up and maintain medical files and databases, including records such as x-ray, lab, and procedure reports, medical histories, diagnostic workups, admission and discharge summaries, and clinical resumes. · Medical Transcriptionists · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records. · Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · importance 4.6 · direct LLM exposure
• Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer. · Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Receive patients, schedule appointments, and maintain patient records. · Medical Transcriptionists · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files. · Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager. · Home Health Aides · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Enter patient, specimen, insurance, or billing information into computer. · Phlebotomists · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records. · Occupational Therapy Aides · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Record and maintain patient information, such as vital signs, eating habits, behavior, progress notes, treatments, or discharge plans. · Psychiatric Aides · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Record patient information, such as radiation doses administered, in patient records. · Medical Dosimetrists · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Maintain treatment records. · Massage Therapists · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Record treatment given and equipment used. · Physical Therapist Aides · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Schedule appointments, prepare bills and receive payment for dental services, complete insurance forms, and maintain records, manually or using computer. · Dental Assistants · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software. · Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Complete administrative tasks, such as entering orders into computer, answering telephone calls, or maintaining medical or facility information. · Psychiatric Aides · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Perform clerical tasks, such as filing, compiling and maintaining prescription records, or composing letters. · Pharmacy Aides · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Sort and file correspondence and perform miscellaneous clerical duties, such as answering correspondence and writing reports. · Bill and Account Collectors · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
• Dental Assistants
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Medical Transcriptionists
• Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
• Home Health Aides
• Phlebotomists
• Occupational Therapy Aides
• Psychiatric Aides
• Medical Dosimetrists
• Massage Therapists
• Physical Therapist Aides
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
• Pharmacy Aides
• Bill and Account Collectors

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  = {Maintain medical records.},
  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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}