Psychiatric Technicians

Most exposed tasks

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

• Issue medications from dispensary and maintain records in accordance with specified procedures.61

Augmentable tasks

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

• Take and record measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers or blood pressure gauges.57
• Restrain violent, potentially violent, or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required.50
• Train or instruct new employees on procedures to follow with psychiatric patients.50

Most durable tasks

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

• Develop or teach strategies to promote client wellness and independence.14
• Observe and influence patients' behavior, communicating and interacting with them and teaching, counseling, or befriending them.18
• Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.23

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 41 puts Psychiatric Technicians in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 1 of 16 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 10 augmentable, and 5 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

• $45,130median wage
• 156,960employed
• 15,900annual openings
• +19.9%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.

• Psychiatric Aides 44
• Occupational Therapy Aides 44
• Physical Therapist Aides 42
• Physical Therapist Assistants 43
• Occupational Therapy Assistants 49
• Recreational Therapists 44

FAQ — Psychiatric Technicians

What does a score of 41 mean for a Psychiatric Technicians?

It means that, weighted across the 16 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 41 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: Issue medications from dispensary and maintain records in accordance with specified procedures. 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 or teach strategies to promote client wellness and independence; Observe and influence patients' behavior, communicating and interacting with them and teaching, counseling, or befriending them; Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures. 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.