Measure the physical or physiological attributes of patients.

Measure the physical or physiological attributes of patients. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 10 occupations and seen in 15 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristics. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials .

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, 9 (60%) 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 1 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.007% 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.

• Monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, or estimating fetal size and weight. · Nurse Midwives · importance 5.0 · no direct exposure
• Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices. · Opticians, Dispensing · importance 5.0 · exposure with tools
• Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements. · Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements, such as axial length measurements, of the eye or surrounding tissue. · Ophthalmic Medical Technologists · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Examine, interview, and measure patients to determine their appliance needs and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit. · Orthotists and Prosthetists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Measure and take impressions of patients' jaws and teeth to determine the shape and size of dental prostheses, using face bows, dental articulators, recording devices, and other materials. · Prosthodontists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Measure patients' body parts and mark locations where electrodes are to be placed. · Neurodiagnostic Technologists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism. · Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Monitor fetal growth and well-being through heartbeat detection, body measurement, and palpation. · Midwives · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration. · Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Measure corneal thickness, using pachymeter or contact ultrasound methods. · Ophthalmic Medical Technologists · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism. · Ophthalmic Medical Technologists · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Measure the thickness of the retinal nerve, using scanning laser polarimetry techniques to aid in diagnosis of glaucoma. · Ophthalmic Medical Technologists · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Study animal and human health and physiological processes. · Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Measure amount of body fat, using such equipment as hydrostatic scale, skinfold calipers, or tape measures. · Exercise Physiologists · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Nurse Midwives
• Opticians, Dispensing
• Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
• Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
• Orthotists and Prosthetists
• Prosthodontists
• Midwives
• Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
• Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
• Exercise Physiologists

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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  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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