Urologists

Most exposed tasks

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

• Examine patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines or fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury.70
• Provide urology consultation to physicians or other health care professionals.61
• Treat lower urinary tract dysfunctions using equipment such as diathermy machines, catheters, cystoscopes, or radium emanation tubes.61

Augmentable tasks

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

• Prescribe or administer antibiotics, antiseptics, or compresses to treat infection or injury.58
• Treat urologic disorders using alternatives to traditional surgery such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, laparoscopy, or laser techniques.58
• Refer patients to specialists when condition exceeds experience, expertise, or scope of practice.58

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 57 puts Urologists in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 6 of 14 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 8 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

• $265,930median wage
• 342,720employed
• 9,600annual openings
• +2.5%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
• Obstetricians and Gynecologists 49
• Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 48
• Neurologists 48
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 46
• Ophthalmic Medical Technologists 57

FAQ — Urologists

What does a score of 57 mean for a Urologists?

It means that, weighted across the 14 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 57 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 patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines or fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury; Provide urology consultation to physicians or other health care professionals; Treat lower urinary tract dysfunctions using equipment such as diathermy machines, catheters, cystoscopes, or radium emanation tubes. 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.