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Naturopathic Physicians

Occupation · SOC 29-1299.01

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.

Also called: Doctor (Dr) · Naturopathic Doctor · Naturopathic Medicine Doctor · Physician · Naturopathic Endocrinologist · Naturopathic Oncologist · Naturopathic Oncology Provider · Naturopath

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.

50th-percentile task overlap — yet about 2,400 openings a year (+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 57th 0.7
AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) Moderate 44th 0.1

OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.2), with simple added tooling (β 0.5), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.7). 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.

Consult with other health professionals to provide optimal patient care, referring patients to traditional health care professionals as necessary. 2.4%
Treat minor cuts, abrasions, or contusions. 0.7%
Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens. 0.5%
Educate patients about health care management. 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 · +2.0% by 2034
Projected annual openings 2,400
Employment 2024 → 2034 41,300 → 42,200

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

Work activities

Knowledge, skills & abilities

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

Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry 5.0
Biology 4.8
Psychology 4.8
Therapy and Counseling 4.5
Customer and Personal Service 4.4
English Language 4.2
Chemistry 3.7
Education and Training 3.6
Administrative 3.5
Sales and Marketing 3.5
Administration and Management 3.4
Sociology and Anthropology 3.2
Economics and Accounting 3.2

Essential skills

Reading Comprehension 4.3
Active Listening 4.1
Speaking 4.1
Critical Thinking 4.1
Writing 4.0
Active Learning 3.8
Learning Strategies 3.4
Monitoring 3.4

Abilities

Problem Sensitivity 4.3
Oral Expression 4.1
Deductive Reasoning 4.1
Inductive Reasoning 4.1
Oral Comprehension 4.0
Written Comprehension 4.0
Speech Recognition 4.0
Speech Clarity 4.0
Written Expression 3.9
Information Ordering 3.9
Near Vision 3.9
Category Flexibility 3.8
Fluency of Ideas 3.5
Flexibility of Closure 3.4
Originality 3.3

Transferable skills

Social Perceptiveness 4.0
Judgment and Decision Making 4.0
Service Orientation 3.9
Complex Problem Solving 3.9

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
Zoom Video conferencing software Hot technology In demand
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software Hot technology
Google Meet Video conferencing software In demand
Enova eNatro Medical software
EZ-Zone Software Alternative Medical Billing Billing and invoicing software
Labeling software Label making software
NaturaeMed OfficePro Medical software
Naturopathic Clinic software Medical software
NaturoPlus Medical software
Online medical databases Information retrieval or search software
Power Diary Medical software
SimpleClinic Practice Management software Medical software
Trigram Software AcuBase Pro Medical software
Web browser software Internet browser software
ZYTO LSA Pro Medical 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.

E-Mail 5.0
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 5.0
Telephone Conversations 4.8
Freedom to Make Decisions 4.7
Contact With Others 4.6
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals 4.5
Frequency of Decision Making 4.4
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.4
Exposed to Disease or Infections 4.4
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.3
Deal With External Customers or the Public in General 4.2
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results 4.2
Physical Proximity 4.1
Written Letters and Memos 4.0
Time Pressure 3.9
Spend Time Sitting 3.8
Consequence of Error 3.7
Health and Safety of Other Workers 3.5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 3.3
Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities 3.2
Conflict Situations 3.2
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 2.9
Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers 2.8
Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People 2.8
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks 2.6
Level of Competition 2.6
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 2.6
Spend Time Standing 2.3
Public Speaking 2.0
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions 2.0
Spend Time Walking or Running 1.8
Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body 1.7
Exposed to Contaminants 1.7
Degree of Automation 1.6
Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People 1.5
Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable 1.5
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings 1.5
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling 1.4
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment 1.4
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions 1.3

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: Health Professions and Related 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.

Doctoral Degree 96.0%
Post-Doctoral Training 4.0%

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
Social Orientation 5.0
Self-Control 4.0

Interest areas

Health Care Service 6.6
Life Science 4.8
Medical Science 4.8
Social Service 4.4
Teaching/Education 3.7
Professional Advising 3.7

Career interests (Holland / RIASEC)

Investigative 5.9
Social 5.7
Realistic 4.5

Wages & employment

U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)

$65k10th$83k25th$114kMedian$161k75th$194k90th
Annual wages by percentile — U.S. (BLS OEWS). The light band spans the 10th–90th percentile; the darker band is the middle half (25th–75th); the line is the median.
41k202442k2034 (proj.)+2.0% · 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 $65,210
25th percentile $83,350
Median (50th) $113,730
75th percentile $161,350
90th percentile $194,000
People employed 30,870

Wages and employment are reported by BLS for the broader occupation group this specialty belongs to (SOC 29-1299), 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
Educational Services · Sector 1,010 $78,630
Finance and Insurance · Sector 130 $111,260
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector 100 $67,000
Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector 90 $90,250
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers · National industry 70 $119,940
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers · National industry 60 —
Manufacturing · Sector 40 $105,930
Wholesale Trade · Sector 30 $134,830
Retail Trade · Sector — $79,720
Pharmacies and Drug Retailers · National industry — $86,290
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities · National industry — $37,460
Other Services (except Public Administration) · Sector — $73,030

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
Educational Services · Sector 0.37× 1,010
Finance and Insurance · Sector 0.1× 130
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector 0.06× 100

Part of the Healthcare & Human Services career cluster.

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay Naturopathic Physicians sits at the 50th percentile of AI task-overlap and the 90th percentile of median pay, placed here against 6 adjacent occupations on the same two axes. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Naturopathic Physicians Acupuncturists Chiropractors Nurse Practitioners Family 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.

What you can do with this

Options the data surfaces for Naturopathic Physicians — 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.

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Naturopathic Physicians show 50th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 2,400 annual U.S. openings

  • Naturopathic Physicians rank in the 50th percentile (Moderate 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 2,400 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 (+2%) from 2024 to 2034.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
  • Median annual pay is $113,730, across about 30,870 U.S. workers.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
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Naturopathic Physicians show 50th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 2,400 annual U.S. openings

• Naturopathic Physicians rank in the 50th percentile (Moderate 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 2,400 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 (+2%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34)
• Median annual pay is $113,730, across about 30,870 U.S. workers. (BLS OEWS (May 2024))

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Singulariki. "Naturopathic Physicians." 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-29-1299-01

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  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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