Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.

Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 17 occupations and seen in 22 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Order medical tests or procedures. in Monitoring and Controlling Resources .

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 22 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 21 (95%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

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.

• Select, request, perform, or interpret diagnostic procedures, such as laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, emergency ultrasounds, and radiographs. · Emergency Medicine Physicians · importance 5.0 · exposure with tools
• Order, perform, and interpret tests and analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients' condition. · Family Medicine Physicians · importance 5.0 · exposure with tools
• Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays). · Hospitalists · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Administer or order diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests. · Physician Assistants · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis. · Pediatricians, General · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests. · Nurse Midwives · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid. · Neurologists · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests. · Allergists and Immunologists · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Order and interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening, to detect prostate cancer. · Urologists · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Recommend diagnostic tests based on patients' histories and physical examination findings. · Dermatologists · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays). · Nurse Practitioners · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Perform, order, or interpret the results of diagnostic or clinical tests. · Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · 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
• Order and interpret the results of laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging procedures. · Sports Medicine Physicians · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition. · Registered Nurses · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Conduct or order diagnostic tests such as chest radiographs (x-rays), microbiologic tests, or endocrinologic tests. · Dermatologists · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Order diagnostic imaging procedures such as radiographs (x-rays), ultrasounds, mammograms, and bone densitometry tests, or refer patients to other health professionals for these procedures. · Naturopathic Physicians · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Order laboratory tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic procedures. · Anesthesiologists · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests and screening procedures based on assessment results, differential diagnoses, and knowledge about age, gender and health status of clients. · Acute Care Nurses · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Order or recommend diagnostic procedures, such as stress tests, drug screenings, or urinary tests. · Exercise Physiologists · importance 3.2 · exposure with tools
• Order and interpret the results of laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging procedures. · Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · exposure with tools
• Order medical tests, such as echocardiograms, electrocardiograms, and angiograms. · Cardiologists · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Emergency Medicine Physicians
• Family Medicine Physicians
• Hospitalists
• Physician Assistants
• Pediatricians, General
• Nurse Midwives
• Neurologists
• Dermatologists
• Nurse Practitioners
• Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
• Genetic Counselors
• Registered Nurses
• Naturopathic Physicians
• Anesthesiologists
• Exercise Physiologists
• Cardiologists
• Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

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
• “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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