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Anesthesiologists

Occupation · SOC 29-1211.00

Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.

Also called: Medical Doctor (MD) · Obstetrical Anesthesiologist · Staff Anesthesiologist · Staff Anesthetist · Ambulatory Anesthesiologist · Anaesthesiologist · Anesthesiologist · Anesthesiology Pain Management Physician · Anesthesiology Physician · Anesthetist · Cardiac Anesthesiologist · DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician)

Job family: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

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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.

22nd-percentile task overlap — yet about 1,300 openings a year (+3.2% 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
LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) Moderate 44th 0.5
AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) Low 6th 0.0

OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.0), with simple added tooling (β 0.3), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.5). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.

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.

Instruct individuals and groups on ways to preserve health and prevent disease. 0.3%

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 · +3.2% by 2034
Projected annual openings 1,300
Employment 2024 → 2034 45,300 → 46,700

“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.

Tasks

All 18 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.

Emerging tasks

Newer responsibilities O*NET has flagged as growing for this occupation.

  • Place invasive intravascular monitors into patients.
  • Teach anesthesiology principles to residents.

Work activities

Knowledge, skills & abilities

O*NET importance rating, from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).

Abilities

Problem Sensitivity 5.0
Oral Comprehension 4.5
Deductive Reasoning 4.5
Written Comprehension 4.3
Inductive Reasoning 4.3
Oral Expression 4.1
Near Vision 4.1
Written Expression 4.0
Information Ordering 3.9
Selective Attention 3.9
Flexibility of Closure 3.8
Perceptual Speed 3.8
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.8
Speech Recognition 3.8
Speech Clarity 3.8
Fluency of Ideas 3.3
Finger Dexterity 3.3

Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry 4.9
Biology 4.3
English Language 3.7
Chemistry 3.6
Customer and Personal Service 3.6
Psychology 3.4
Physics 3.2

Essential skills

Critical Thinking 4.5
Active Listening 4.1
Monitoring 4.1
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Writing 4.0
Science 4.0
Speaking 3.9
Active Learning 3.6
Learning Strategies 3.3

Transferable skills

Judgment and Decision Making 4.1
Complex Problem Solving 4.0
Social Perceptiveness 3.8
Time Management 3.8
Operations Monitoring 3.6
Service Orientation 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

Example Category
Epic Systems Medical software Hot technology In demand
MEDITECH software Medical software Hot technology
Microsoft Access Data base user interface and query software Hot technology
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software Hot technology
Microsoft Outlook Electronic mail software Hot technology
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation software Hot technology
Microsoft Word Word processing software Hot technology
AetherPalm InfusiCalc Medical software
Anesthesia machine software Medical software
AtStaff Physician Scheduler Calendar and scheduling software
Drug database software Medical software
EDImis Anesthesia Manager Medical software
Electronic medical record EMR software Medical software
Healthpac Medical Billing Billing and invoicing software
Medical calculator software Medical software
Skyscape 5-Minute Clinical Consult Medical software
Skyscape AnesthesiaDrugs Medical software
Web browser software Internet browser software

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.

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.9
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.9
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.8
Contact With Others 4.8
Physical Proximity 4.7
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results 4.7
Freedom to Make Decisions 4.7
Frequency of Decision Making 4.7
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 4.7
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.7
Telephone Conversations 4.6
Exposed to Disease or Infections 4.6
Consequence of Error 4.5
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals 4.5
E-Mail 4.4
Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities 4.3
Exposed to Contaminants 4.2
Health and Safety of Other Workers 4.2
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection 4.0
Time Pressure 4.0
Exposed to Radiation 3.9
Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers 3.9
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 3.8
Level of Competition 3.8
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks 3.8
Deal With External Customers or the Public in General 3.7
Written Letters and Memos 3.4
Conflict Situations 3.2
Spend Time Standing 3.2
Spend Time Sitting 3.2
Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable 3.1
Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People 3.0
Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions 2.9
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions 2.8
Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions 2.6
Public Speaking 2.5
Degree of Automation 2.4
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions 2.3
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment 2.2
Spend Time Walking or Running 2.1

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
Doctoral or professional 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: Health Professions and Related Programs , Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs . 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 69.2%
Doctoral Degree 24.7%
First Professional Degree 4.8%
Master's Degree 1.3%

Interests & work styles

The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.

Work styles

Integrity 10.0
Cautiousness 9.0
Intellectual Curiosity 8.0
Cooperation 7.0
Achievement Orientation 6.0
Self-Control 5.0
Stress Tolerance 4.0
Adaptability 3.0

Interest areas

Health Care Service 6.7
Medical Science 5.5
Life Science 4.2
Teaching/Education 3.3

Career interests (Holland / RIASEC)

Investigative 5.7
Social 5.3
Realistic 5.2
Conventional 3.7

Wages & employment

U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)

45k202447k2034 (proj.)+3.2% · About average
Projected U.S. employment, 2024–2034 (BLS Employment Projections). A labor-market forecast for the occupation, not an AI-impact forecast.
10th percentile $124,450
25th percentile $186,680
Median (50th) —
75th percentile —
90th percentile —
People employed 41,890

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 40,890 —
Educational Services · Sector 680 $217,170

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
Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector 6.51× 40,890
Educational Services · Sector 0.18× 680

Part of the Healthcare & Human Services career cluster.

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical) for 6 occupations adjacent to Anesthesiologists. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Paramedics Anesthesiologist Assistants Nurse Anesthetists Nurse Practitioners General Internal Medicine Physicians AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
AI task-overlap percentile (horizontal) vs. median-pay percentile (vertical), across all scored occupations. This occupation is highlighted; related occupations are plotted alongside it. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation.

Side-by-side comparisons place two occupations’ pay, preparation, skills, and AI exposure on the same page — same data, same scale, no forecast.

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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.

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Anesthesiologists show 22nd-percentile AI task overlap — and about 1,300 annual U.S. openings

  • Anesthesiologists rank in the 22nd percentile (Low 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 1,300 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 (+3.2%) from 2024 to 2034.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
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Anesthesiologists show 22nd-percentile AI task overlap — and about 1,300 annual U.S. openings

• Anesthesiologists rank in the 22nd percentile (Low 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 1,300 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 (+3.2%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34)

Source: Singulariki — "Anesthesiologists". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1211-00
Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.

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Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Anesthesiologists." 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. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1211-00

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  title  = {Anesthesiologists},
  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. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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}

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