Pediatricians, General

Most exposed tasks

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

• Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.66

Augmentable tasks

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

• Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients and parents or guardians.46
• Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.46
• Provide consulting services to other physicians.46

Most durable tasks

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

• Teach residents or medical students about pediatric topics.29
• Conduct research to study anatomy and develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury.31
• Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.32

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 42 puts Pediatricians, General in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 1 of 17 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 13 augmentable, and 3 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

• $210,040median wage
• 39,390employed
• 1,200annual openings
• +0.9%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.

• General Internal Medicine Physicians 50
• Family Medicine Physicians 47
• Neurologists 48
• Psychiatrists 37
• Obstetricians and Gynecologists 49
• Nurse Practitioner 17

FAQ — Pediatricians, General

What does a score of 42 mean for a Pediatricians, General?

It means that, weighted across the 17 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 42 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: Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results. 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: Teach residents or medical students about pediatric topics; Conduct research to study anatomy and develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury; Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention. 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.