Will AI Replace Healthcare Workers?

Will artificial intelligence (AI) replace you at work? Is your job vulnerable to AI automation or a beneficiary of AI augmentation? What sectors in the healthcare field are expecially volunerable to AI replacement? These and other issues are addressed in an article published by the Harvard Business School and author Ana Elena Azpurua. Suraj Srinivasan, Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration Chair at Harvard Business School, published research that show the asymmetric impact of generative AI on the workforce. No doubt the introduction of AI has reduced some job postings. However, it has also increase the need for employees who demonstrate their improved productivity by using AI. See charts below:

Professor Stomberg collaborated on a working paper "Displacement or Complementarity? The Labor Market Impact of Generative AI." with Wilber Xinyuan and Saleh Zakerinia. The research team categorized 19,000 job tasks across more than 900 occupations. Here is their assessment of the impact generative AI may have on healthcare jobs:

Top Ten Healthcare Jobs Most Vulnerable by Automation

1. Medical Transcriptions

2. Preventive Medicine Physicians

3. Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

4. Medical Record Specialists

5. Generic Counselors

6. Speech-language Pathology Assistants

7. Nurse Midwives

8. Dietetic Technician

9. Dietitians and Nutritionists

10. Patient Representatives

Top Ten Jobs AI Will Most Likely Augment and Assist

1. Pharmacy Aides

2. Personal Care Aids

3. Family Medicine Physicians

4. Athletic Trainers

5. Pharmacy Technicians

6. Pediatricians (General)

7. Chiropractors

8. Art Therapists

9. Midwives

10. Medical Dosimetrists

To read the article or download the data, click here.