# Psychiatrists

> Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.

- **SOC code:** 29-1223.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1223-00
- **Also known as:** Child Psychiatrist, Outpatient Psychiatrist, Psychiatrist, Staff Psychiatrist, Adult Psychiatrist, Consulting Psychiatrist, Medical Doctor (MD), Prison Psychiatrist
- **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):
- Prescribe, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
- Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social or medical history obtained from patients, relatives, or other professionals.
- Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments.
- Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.
- Analyze and evaluate patient data or test findings to diagnose nature or extent of mental disorder.
- Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patients to provide information on general physical condition or mental disorder.
- Counsel outpatients or other patients during office visits.
- Advise or inform guardians, relatives, or significant others of patients' conditions or treatment.
- Teach, take continuing education classes, attend conferences or seminars, or conduct research and publish findings to increase understanding of mental, emotional, or behavioral states or disorders.
- Review and evaluate treatment procedures and outcomes of other psychiatrists or medical professionals.
- Prepare and submit case reports or summaries to government or mental health agencies.
- Serve on committees to promote or maintain community mental health services or delivery systems.

**Emerging tasks** (O*NET):
- Perform mental health evaluations to provide information to courts of law on patients' mental states.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Therapy and Counseling _(knowledge)_
- Psychology _(knowledge)_
- Medicine and Dentistry _(knowledge)_
- Active Listening _(essential_skill)_
- Social Perceptiveness _(transferable_skill)_
- Oral Comprehension _(ability)_
- Oral Expression _(ability)_
- English Language _(knowledge)_
- Speaking _(essential_skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(essential_skill)_
- Written Comprehension _(ability)_
- Reading Comprehension _(essential_skill)_

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

**Tools & technology:**
- eClinicalWorks EHR software _(hot technology)_
- Epic Systems _(hot technology)_
- MEDITECH software _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Excel _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Office software _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Outlook _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Word _(hot technology)_
- ADL Data Systems OptimumClinicals Electronic Health Record
- Advantage Software Psych Advantage
- Allscripts Sunrise
- Blumenthal Software PBSW24
- Cerner ProFile

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 66th percentile (Moderate) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 74th percentile (High) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 57th percentile (Moderate) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 6.1% growth (About average); 0.9k annual openings; 27.1k → 28.8k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median —; 24,800 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-29-1223-00_