# Obstetricians and Gynecologists

> Provide medical care related to pregnancy or childbirth. Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases of women, particularly those affecting the reproductive system. May also provide general care to women. May perform both medical and gynecological surgery functions.

- **SOC code:** 29-1218.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1218-00
- **Also known as:** MD (Medical Doctor), OBGYN (Obstetrician and Gynecologist), OBGYN Physician (Obstetrics and Gynecology Physician), Physician, GYN (Gynecologist), OB (Obstetrician), OB/GYN (Obstetrician Gynecologist), OBGYN MD (Obstetrics Gynecology Medical Doctor)
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Treat diseases of female organs.
- Care for and treat women during prenatal, natal, and postnatal periods.
- Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
- Perform cesarean sections or other surgical procedures as needed to preserve patients' health and deliver babies safely.
- Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical histories, reports, or examination results.
- Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
- Prescribe or administer therapy, medication, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
- Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
- Consult with or provide consulting services to other physicians.
- Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.
- Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.
- Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Medicine and Dentistry _(knowledge)_
- Problem Sensitivity _(ability)_
- Biology _(knowledge)_
- Inductive Reasoning _(ability)_
- English Language _(knowledge)_
- Critical Thinking _(essential_skill)_
- Reading Comprehension _(essential_skill)_
- Written Comprehension _(ability)_
- Oral Expression _(ability)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(ability)_
- Psychology _(knowledge)_
- Active Listening _(essential_skill)_

**Skills in demand:**
- Biology _(Specialized Skill)_
- Inductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- English Language _(Common Skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(Common Skill)_
- Reading Comprehension _(Common Skill)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Psychology _(Specialized Skill)_
- Active Listening _(Common Skill)_
- Active Learning _(Common Skill)_
- Writing _(Common Skill)_
- Complex Problem Solving _(Common Skill)_
- Speech Recognition _(Specialized Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Epic Systems _(hot technology, in demand)_
- eClinicalWorks EHR software _(hot technology)_
- MEDITECH software _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Excel _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Office software _(hot technology)_
- Acrendo Medical Software Ob/Gyn EMR
- Allscripts Professional EHR
- Alteer Premiere
- AS Software AS-OBGYN
- Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
- ChartWare EMR
- Computer Systems Company R4 ACERT

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 57th percentile (Moderate) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 64th percentile (Moderate) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 53rd percentile (Moderate) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 1.2% growth (About average); 0.6k annual openings; 21.5k → 21.7k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median —; 19,900 employed.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS Employment Projections** (2024–2034) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **Microsoft “Working with AI”** (working-with-ai) — Microsoft Research. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1218-00_