Test biological specimens to gather information about patient conditions.

Test biological specimens to gather information about patient conditions. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 8 occupations and seen in 10 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health. 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 10 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 4 (40%) 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 0.004% 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.

• Conduct blood tests for transfusion purposes and perform blood counts. · Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians · importance 4.9 · no direct exposure
• Examine specimens, using microscopes, to evaluate specimen quality. · Cytotechnologists · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Perform laboratory tests on blood, urine, or feces, such as urinalyses or blood counts, to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of animal health problems. · Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Evaluate appropriateness of received specimens for requested tests. · Cytogenetic Technologists · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Perform tests by following physician instructions. · Histotechnologists · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Test patients' hemoglobin, hematocrit, and blood glucose levels. · Midwives · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Conduct specified laboratory tests. · Registered Nurses · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples. · Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Diagnose infections, such as Hepatitis B and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), by conducting tests to detect the antibodies that patients' immune systems make to fight such infections. · Physicians, Pathologists · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Perform routine laboratory tests of blood samples for cholesterol level or glucose tolerance. · Exercise Physiologists · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
• Cytotechnologists
• Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
• Midwives
• Registered Nurses
• Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
• Physicians, Pathologists
• 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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  title  = {Test biological specimens to gather information about patient conditions.},
  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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