Prescribe treatments or therapies.

Prescribe treatments or therapies. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 18 occupations and seen in 22 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Prescribe medical treatments or devices. 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, 17 (77%) 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 0.006% 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.

• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. · Family Medicine Physicians · importance 5.0 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children. · Pediatricians, General · importance 5.0 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval. · Physician Assistants · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders. · Psychiatrists · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe or administer therapy, medication, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. · Obstetricians and Gynecologists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy. · Nurse Practitioners · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Evaluate treatment outcomes and recommend new or altered treatments as necessary to further promote, restore, or maintain health. · Acupuncturists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Prescribe medications, corrective devices, physical therapy, or surgery. · Podiatrists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe individualized exercise programs, specifying equipment, such as treadmill, exercise bicycle, ergometers, or perceptual goggles. · Exercise Physiologists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Visit and observe patients on hospital rounds or house calls, updating charts, ordering therapy, and reporting back to physician. · Physician Assistants · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. · General Internal Medicine Physicians · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision. · Optometrists · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe physical therapy to relax the muscles and improve strength. · Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Prescribe ophthalmologic treatments or therapies such as chemotherapy, cryotherapy, or low vision therapy. · Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe therapy services, such as electrotherapy, ultrasonography, heat or cold therapy, hydrotherapy, debridement, short-wave or microwave diathermy, and infrared or ultraviolet radiation, to enhance rehabilitation. · Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery. · Anesthesiologists · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Order supportive care services, such as physical therapy, specialized nursing care, and social services. · Neurologists · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Work in hospitals or clinics or for Health Management Organizations (HMOs), dispensing prescriptions, serving as a medical team consultant, or specializing in specific drug therapy areas, such as oncology or nuclear pharmacotherapy. · Pharmacists · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe or administer treatments, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and deep brain stimulation. · Neurologists · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Develop and prescribe exercise programs, such as off-season conditioning regimens. · Sports Medicine Physicians · importance 3.2 · exposure with tools
• Describe preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures, such as sedatives, diets, antibiotics, or preparation and treatment of the patient's operative area, to parents or guardians of the patient. · Pediatric Surgeons · direct LLM exposure
• Prescribe preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures, such as sedatives, diets, antibiotics, or preparation and treatment of the patient's operative area. · Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Family Medicine Physicians
• Pediatricians, General
• Physician Assistants
• Psychiatrists
• Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• Nurse Practitioners
• Acupuncturists
• Podiatrists
• Exercise Physiologists
• General Internal Medicine Physicians
• Optometrists
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
• Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
• Anesthesiologists
• Neurologists
• Pharmacists
• Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
• Pediatric Surgeons

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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