Skills it runs on
The capabilities O*NET rates most important for this occupation — the human ground the work is built on.
See all skills →Neuropsychologists
Occupation · SOC 19-3039.02
Apply theories and principles of neuropsychology to evaluate and diagnose disorders of higher cerebral functioning, often in research and medical settings. Study the human brain and the effect of physiological states on human cognition and behavior. May formulate and administer programs of treatment.
Also called: Board Certified Neuropsychologist · Neuropsychologist · Pediatric Neuropsychologist · Staff Psychologist · Aviation Neuropsychologist · Child and Adolescent Neuropsychologist · Forensic Neuropsychologist · Neuropsychology Medical Consultant · Adult Neuropsychologist
Job family: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
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AI work map
A fast read on where AI already shows up in this occupation, where it stays a copilot, where humans remain in the loop, and what the labor market is doing. Built from observed Claude.ai conversations mapped to O*NET tasks and from published research — measures of usage and exposure, not advice or predictions that the job is going away.
Market signal
Independent published positions, read together — not a forecast.
- About average employment outlook (+4.3% by 2034)
- 3,900 openings/yr
- Moderate AI exposure
- Median pay $117,580/yr
- Can largely be done remotely (teleworkable)
- A reversal from 2013 — rated low automation risk then (2nd), high AI task-overlap now (80th)
80th-percentile task overlap — yet about 3,900 openings a year (+4.3% projected, BLS) . What exposure means →
AI & job outlook
What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.
Exposure to current AI
Each study uses its own scale, so the raw scores are not comparable across rows — the percentile (this job's rank among all U.S. occupations with data) is the comparable figure, and sizes the bars.
| Measure | Rank vs all occupations | Percentile | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) High | 95th | 1.4 | |
| LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) High | 72nd | 0.9 | |
| AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) Moderate | 66th | 0.2 |
OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.1), with simple added tooling (β 0.5), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.9). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.
Most of this job's tasks can be done remotely (Dingel–Neiman), which tends to track with higher digital and AI exposure.
Historical automation estimate (2013)
A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
Frey–Osborne probability 0.0 · 2nd percentile among occupations · Low
How AI is actually used in this job
Among measured AI assistant conversations mapped to this occupation (Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15), these task types came up most. These are shares of observed AI conversations — not shares of the job, of worker time, or of what could be automated.
| Diagnose and treat conditions such as chemical dependency, alcohol dependency, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) dementia, and environmental toxin exposure. | 0.5% | |
| Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases. | 0.2% | |
| Provide education or counseling to individuals and families. | 0.2% |
Job outlook
Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.
| Outlook | About average · +4.3% by 2034 |
| Projected annual openings | 3,900 |
| Employment 2024 → 2034 | 55,300 → 57,700 |
“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.
Where this work sits on the global GenAI gradient
The ILO's 2025 global study scores generative-AI exposure on the international ISCO-08 occupation system, not US SOC. Bridged through the published (and approximate, many-to-many) IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 crosswalk, this US occupation corresponds to the international occupation below. Exposure here means how much of the work's tasks today's AI can attempt — task overlap, not automation, adoption, or jobs lost.
Neuropsychologists sits at the 76th percentile of 427
occupations on the global GenAI task-exposure gradient
— exposure eased from 2023 to 2025. Each dot is one occupation; the
ringed one is this work. Exposure is task overlap, not automation or jobs lost.
39% mean task exposure (2025)
76th percentile of 427 placed occupations
−2 pts shift 2023 → 2025
| International occupation (ISCO-08) | Task exposure (2025) | Most tasks fall in |
|---|---|---|
| Psychologists · 2634 | 39% | Gradient 1 |
Read the whole six-band gradient on the GenAI exposure gradient page. The crosswalk is approximate: a US occupation can map to several international ones, and the ILO scores describe the international occupation, not this exact US role.
Tasks
All 14 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.
- Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory. · importance 4.8
- Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews. · importance 4.8
- Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories. · importance 4.7
- Diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to the central nervous system, such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases, and various forms of dementing illnesses. · importance 4.7
- Establish neurobehavioral baseline measures for monitoring progressive cerebral disease or recovery. · importance 4.4
- Provide education or counseling to individuals and families. · importance 4.4
- Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases. · importance 4.3
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in neuropsychology. · importance 4.3
- Participate in educational programs, in-service training, or workshops to remain current in methods and techniques. · importance 4.2
- Consult with other professionals about patients' neurological conditions. · importance 4.0
- Educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns, or hospital staff. · importance 4.0
- Design or implement rehabilitation plans for patients with cognitive dysfunction. · importance 3.9
- Diagnose and treat conditions such as chemical dependency, alcohol dependency, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) dementia, and environmental toxin exposure. · importance 3.5
- Conduct research on neuropsychological disorders. · importance 3.5
Work activities
- Administer standardized physical or psychological tests.
- Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Design psychological or educational treatment procedures or programs.
- Direct medical science or healthcare programs.
- Diagnose neural or psychological disorders.
- Instruct college students in social sciences or humanities disciplines.
- Establish standards for medical care.
- Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
- Attend conferences or workshops to maintain professional knowledge.
- Counsel clients on mental health or personal achievement.
- Review professional literature to maintain professional knowledge.
- Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
Knowledge, skills & abilities
O*NET importance rating, from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
Knowledge
| Psychology | 5.0 | |
| Therapy and Counseling | 4.6 | |
| English Language | 4.4 | |
| Education and Training | 4.1 | |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.9 | |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3.9 | |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 3.7 | |
| Biology | 3.5 | |
| Administrative | 3.3 |
Abilities
| Written Comprehension | 4.6 | |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.5 | |
| Oral Expression | 4.5 | |
| Written Expression | 4.5 | |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.4 | |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.3 | |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.1 | |
| Speech Recognition | 4.0 | |
| Speech Clarity | 4.0 | |
| Category Flexibility | 3.8 | |
| Information Ordering | 3.6 | |
| Near Vision | 3.6 | |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.3 |
Essential skills
| Reading Comprehension | 4.5 | |
| Active Listening | 4.5 | |
| Writing | 4.4 | |
| Speaking | 4.3 | |
| Critical Thinking | 4.3 | |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | |
| Science | 3.6 | |
| Monitoring | 3.6 | |
| Learning Strategies | 3.5 |
Transferable skills
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.3 | |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.1 | |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.1 | |
| Service Orientation | 3.6 | |
| Instructing | 3.4 | |
| Coordination | 3.3 | |
| Persuasion | 3.3 | |
| Systems Analysis | 3.3 | |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.3 |
Skills in demand
Skills employers ask for in job postings for this occupation (Lightcast), with whether each is a common or specialized skill.
Tools & technology
Work context
How characteristic each condition is of the job, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale (higher = more present in day-to-day work). Each condition links to how it varies across all occupations.
How to get in
- Job zone
- Zone 5 — Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
- Typical entry-level education
- Master's degree · BLS, the typical path — not a requirement
- Related experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Preparation level
- SVP (8.0 and above) — total schooling plus on-the-job experience.
What to study: Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences , Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies , Psychology , Social Sciences . Fields of study crosswalked to this occupation (NCES CIP–SOC), not a requirement.
Education of current workers
Share of people in this occupation at each level of education.
| Post-Doctoral Training | 84.0% | |
| Doctoral Degree | 16.0% |
Interests & work styles
The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.
Work styles
| Dependability | 10.0 | |
| Attention to Detail | 9.0 | |
| Integrity | 8.0 | |
| Cautiousness | 7.0 | |
| Intellectual Curiosity | 6.0 | |
| Cooperation | 5.0 | |
| Achievement Orientation | 4.0 |
Career interests (Holland / RIASEC)
| Investigative | 7.0 | |
| Social | 5.3 | |
| Conventional | 3.3 |
Interest areas
| Social Science | 6.2 | |
| Health Care Service | 6.2 | |
| Medical Science | 5.7 | |
| Life Science | 5.3 | |
| Social Service | 5.0 | |
| Teaching/Education | 3.6 |
Wages & employment
U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)
| 10th percentile | $51,410 |
| 25th percentile | $73,820 |
| Median (50th) | $117,580 |
| 75th percentile | $145,200 |
| 90th percentile | $163,570 |
| People employed | 17,790 |
Wages and employment are reported by BLS for the broader occupation group this specialty belongs to (SOC 19-3039), not for the specialty alone.
Industries that employ this occupation
Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.
| Industry | Workers | National median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector | 7,200 | $81,270 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) · National industry | 3,140 | $81,070 |
| Educational Services · Sector | 980 | $80,130 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 300 | $102,990 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers · National industry | 270 | $132,830 |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities · National industry | 140 | $98,990 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 100 | $112,250 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) · Sector | 40 | $140,730 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists · National industry | 30 | $110,290 |
| Information · Sector | — | $150,210 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities · National industry | — | $76,030 |
Where this work is most concentrated
Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).
| Industry | Concentration | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) · National industry | 112.54× | 3,140 |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities · National industry | 19.96× | 140 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers · National industry | 7.56× | 270 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector | 2.7× | 7,200 |
| Educational Services · Sector | 0.62× | 980 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 0.31× | 100 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 0.24× | 300 |
Related occupations
Part of the Healthcare & Human Services career cluster.
- Clinical Neuropsychologists · 19-3039.03 Compare →
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- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · 19-3033.00 Compare →
- Pediatricians, General · 29-1221.00 Compare →
- Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses · 29-1141.02 Compare →
- Clinical Nurse Specialists · 29-1141.04 Compare →
- Family Medicine Physicians · 29-1215.00 Compare →
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians · 29-1229.04 Compare →
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- Psychiatric Technicians · 29-2053.00 Compare →
- General Internal Medicine Physicians · 29-1216.00 Compare →
Side-by-side comparisons place two occupations’ pay, preparation, skills, and AI exposure on the same page — same data, same scale, no forecast.
What you can do with this
Options the data surfaces for Neuropsychologists — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.
Skills that travel
Capabilities this work builds that are used across many other occupations.
Adjacent roles
Occupations O*NET rates as related — the nearby moves on the map.
Paths in
How people typically prepare for this work.
- Master's degree · typical entry level
- Job zone 5 — Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed · preparation tier
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences · field of study
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · field of study
Zoom out
On the global GenAI exposure gradient this work sits around the 76th percentile of 427 international occupations.
Write a report on thisheadline · factoids · citation
Neuropsychologists show 80th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 3,900 annual U.S. openings
- Neuropsychologists rank in the 80th percentile (High band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated.Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE
- The occupation is projected to see about 3,900 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- BLS projects employment to be about average (+4.3%) from 2024 to 2034.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- Median annual pay is $117,580, across about 17,790 U.S. workers.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
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Neuropsychologists show 80th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 3,900 annual U.S. openings • Neuropsychologists rank in the 80th percentile (High band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated. (Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE) • The occupation is projected to see about 3,900 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • BLS projects employment to be about average (+4.3%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • Median annual pay is $117,580, across about 17,790 U.S. workers. (BLS OEWS (May 2024)) Source: Singulariki — "Neuropsychologists". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-19-3039-02 Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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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
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai Microsoft Research
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
- ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025 International Labour Organization
- IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022 Institute for Structural Research (IBS)
- Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation academic
- Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome academic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
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Plain
Singulariki. "Neuropsychologists." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-19-3039-02
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Singulariki. (2026). Neuropsychologists. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/roles/role-19-3039-02
BibTeX
@misc{singulariki-role-19-3039-02,
title = {Neuropsychologists},
author = {{Singulariki}},
year = {2026},
note = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
url = {https://singulariki.com/roles/role-19-3039-02}
} Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.