Physicians, Pathologists

Most exposed tasks

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

• Examine microscopic samples to identify diseases or other abnormalities.68
• Identify the etiology, pathogenesis, morphological change, and clinical significance of diseases.64
• Communicate pathologic findings to surgeons or other physicians.62

Augmentable tasks

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

• Educate physicians, students, and other personnel in medical laboratory professions, such as medical technology, cytotechnology, or histotechnology.59
• Perform autopsies to determine causes of deaths.59
• Obtain specimens by performing procedures, such as biopsies or fine needle aspirations (FNAs) of superficial nodules.59

Most durable tasks

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

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

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 55 puts Physicians, Pathologists in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 4 of 19 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 15 augmentable, and 0 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

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $312,400median wage
• 11,110employed
• 400annual openings
• +4.0%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.

• Histotechnologists 66
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 67
• Radiologists 61
• Clinical Neuropsychologists 37
• Cytotechnologists 64
• Registered Nurses 55

FAQ — Physicians, Pathologists

What does a score of 55 mean for a Physicians, Pathologists?

It means that, weighted across the 19 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 55 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: Examine microscopic samples to identify diseases or other abnormalities; Identify the etiology, pathogenesis, morphological change, and clinical significance of diseases; Communicate pathologic findings to surgeons or other physicians. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

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.