Acupuncturists

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Maintain detailed and complete records of health care plans and prognoses.61
• Collect medical histories and general health and lifestyle information from patients.60
• Formulate herbal preparations to treat conditions considering herbal properties, such as taste, toxicity, effects of preparation, contraindications, and incompatibilities.60

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Adhere to local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and statutes.57
• Maintain and follow standard quality, safety, environmental, and infection control policies and procedures.57
• Dispense herbal formulas and inform patients of dosages and frequencies, treatment duration, possible side effects, and drug interactions.50

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Develop individual treatment plans and strategies.30
• Treat patients using tools, such as needles, cups, ear balls, seeds, pellets, or nutritional supplements.33

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 48 puts Acupuncturists in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 3 of 18 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 13 augmentable, and 2 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: adopt AI deliberately on the augmentable tasks and build visible evidence of the durable ones.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $76,040median wage
• 7,830employed
• 900annual openings
• +7.2%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Naturopathic Physicians 43
• Chiropractors 53
• General Internal Medicine Physicians 50
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 46
• Nurse Practitioner 17
• Massage Therapists 38

FAQ — Acupuncturists

What does a score of 48 mean for a Acupuncturists?

It means that, weighted across the 18 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 48 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Maintain detailed and complete records of health care plans and prognoses; Collect medical histories and general health and lifestyle information from patients; Formulate herbal preparations to treat conditions considering herbal properties, such as taste, toxicity, effects of preparation, contraindications, and incompatibilities. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Develop individual treatment plans and strategies; Treat patients using tools, such as needles, cups, ear balls, seeds, pellets, or nutritional supplements. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.