Treat chronic diseases or disorders.

Treat chronic diseases or disorders. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 16 occupations and seen in 33 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseases. in Assisting and Caring for 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 33 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 20 (61%) 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 6 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.

• Evaluate, diagnose, or treat disorders of the visual system with an emphasis on binocular vision or abnormal eye movements. · Orthoptists · importance 5.0 · exposure with tools
• Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients. · Hospitalists · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Treat children who have minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth and development concerns. · Pediatricians, General · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Diagnose or treat diseases or disorders of genitourinary organs and tracts including erectile dysfunction (ED), infertility, incontinence, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, urethral stones, or premature ejaculation. · Urologists · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Provide nonsurgical interventions, including corrective lenses, patches, drops, fusion exercises, or stereograms, to treat conditions such as strabismus, heterophoria, and convergence insufficiency. · Orthoptists · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Treat diseases of female organs. · Obstetricians and Gynecologists · importance 4.9 · no direct exposure
• Diagnose and treat pigmented lesions such as common acquired nevi, congenital nevi, dysplastic nevi, Spitz nevi, blue nevi, or melanoma. · Dermatologists · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Diagnose or treat allergic or immunologic conditions. · Allergists and Immunologists · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Treat bone, muscle, and joint disorders affecting the feet and ankles. · Podiatrists · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Diagnose or treat injuries, disorders, or diseases of the eye and eye structures including the cornea, sclera, conjunctiva, or eyelids. · Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems, such as high blood pressure and diabetes. · Nurse Practitioners · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Diagnose and treat skin conditions such as acne, dandruff, athlete's foot, moles, psoriasis, or skin cancer. · Dermatologists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Treat urologic disorders using alternatives to traditional surgery such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, laparoscopy, or laser techniques. · Urologists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Provide therapies, such as allergen immunotherapy or immunoglobin therapy, to treat immune conditions. · Allergists and Immunologists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Treat lower urinary tract dysfunctions using equipment such as diathermy machines, catheters, cystoscopes, or radium emanation tubes. · Urologists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Identify and treat major neurological system diseases and disorders, such as central nervous system infection, cranio spinal trauma, dementia, and stroke. · Neurologists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Diagnose or treat disorders of the musculoskeletal system. · Sports Medicine Physicians · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Provide inpatient or outpatient medical management of neuromuscular disorders, musculoskeletal trauma, acute and chronic pain, deformity or amputation, cardiac or pulmonary disease, or other disabling conditions. · Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract. · General Internal Medicine Physicians · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly. · General Internal Medicine Physicians · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital. · General Internal Medicine Physicians · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Perform bronchopulmonary drainage and assist or instruct patients in performance of breathing exercises. · Respiratory Therapists · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Diagnose and treat hearing or related disabilities under the direction of an audiologist. · Hearing Aid Specialists · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Perform specialized treatments in areas such as sleep disorders, neuroimmunology, neuro-oncology, behavioral neurology, and neurogenetics. · Neurologists · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Correct deformities by means of plaster casts and strapping. · Podiatrists · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation. · Optometrists · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Examine, evaluate and treat athletes who have been injured or who have medical problems such as exercise-induced asthma. · Sports Medicine Physicians · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Provide therapies such as intralesional steroids, chemical peels, or comodo removal to treat age spots, sun damage, rough skin, discolored skin, or oily skin. · Dermatologists · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure. · Pharmacists · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Evaluate and manage chronic pain conditions. · Sports Medicine Physicians · importance 3.3 · exposure with tools
• Provide dermabrasion or laser abrasion to treat atrophic scars, elevated scars, or other skin conditions. · Dermatologists · importance 3.2 · no direct exposure
• Perform minor facial rejuvenation procedures, including the use of Botox and laser technology. · Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · importance 2.8 · no direct exposure
• Diagnose or treat disorders of the musculoskeletal system. · Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Orthoptists
• Hospitalists
• Pediatricians, General
• Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• Dermatologists
• Podiatrists
• Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
• Nurse Practitioners
• Neurologists
• General Internal Medicine Physicians
• Respiratory Therapists
• Hearing Aid Specialists
• Optometrists
• Pharmacists
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• 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
• 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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  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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