Teach medical procedures or medical equipment use to patients.

Teach medical procedures or medical equipment use to patients. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 7 occupations and seen in 9 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Train others on health or medical topics. in Training and Teaching Others .

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 9 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 1 (11%) 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 2 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.014% 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.

• Instruct, or assist in instructing, patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, or the care and use of adaptive equipment. · Occupational Therapy Assistants · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Instruct patients in oral hygiene and plaque control programs. · Dental Assistants · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Communicate with or instruct caregivers or family members on patient therapeutic activities or treatment plans. · Physical Therapist Assistants · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Educate or advise clients on animal health care, nutrition, or behavior problems. · Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Provide clients with guidance and information about techniques for postural improvement and stretching, strengthening, relaxation, and rehabilitative exercises. · Massage Therapists · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Train patients in the use of orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices. · Physical Therapist Assistants · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Instruct patients and families in work, social, and living skills, the care and use of adaptive equipment, and other skills to facilitate home and work adjustment to disability. · Occupational Therapy Aides · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Train patients to use orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices. · Physical Therapist Aides · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Perform postural drainage, percussions, or vibrations or teach deep breathing exercises to treat respiratory conditions. · Physical Therapist Assistants · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Dental Assistants
• Physical Therapist Assistants
• Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
• Massage Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Aides
• Physical Therapist Aides

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  = {Teach medical procedures or medical equipment use to patients.},
  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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