Anesthesiologists

Most exposed tasks

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

• Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.64
• Schedule and maintain use of surgical suite, including operating, wash-up, waiting rooms, or anesthetic and sterilizing equipment.64

Augmentable tasks

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

• Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.58
• Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.58
• Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions.57

Most durable tasks

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

• Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques.28

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 51 puts Anesthesiologists in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 2 of 18 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 15 augmentable, and 1 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: audit how much of your week sits in the exposed tasks above — then shift time toward the durable set or investigate the adjacent roles below.

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

• $391,490median wage
• 38,760employed
• 1,300annual openings
• +3.1%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.

• Nurse Anesthetists 54
• Anesthesiologist Assistants 53
• General Internal Medicine Physicians 50
• Obstetricians and Gynecologists 49
• Nurse Practitioner 17
• Physician Assistant 18

FAQ — Anesthesiologists

What does a score of 51 mean for a Anesthesiologists?

It means that, weighted across the 18 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 51 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the third 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: Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure; Schedule and maintain use of surgical suite, including operating, wash-up, waiting rooms, or anesthetic and sterilizing equipment. 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: Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques. 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.