SOC 29-2061
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Risk Score
โ ๏ธ36/100
Moderate
US Employment
๐ฅ632,430
Total workers
Median Wage
๐ฐ$62K
$48K โ $81K
Projected Growth
๐+2.6%
2023-2033 (BLS)
GenAI Exposure
๐ค46/100
Moderate exposure
๐ก Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses face a risk score of 36/100 โ 8 points below the national average of 44. With only 46/100 GenAI exposure, most core tasks remain resistant to current AI capabilities. See our methodology โ
๐ก Workers in this field earn $62K ($16K above the national median). The 3 recommended career transitions all maintain competitive wages while reducing automation exposure. Explore transition paths โ
๐ AI Impact Analysis
With a risk score of 36/100, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like administrative automation of medical billing and coding are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 632,430 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in ethical decision-making in end-of-life situations and interdisciplinary care coordination to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.
Will AI Replace Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses?
Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ
โ ๏ธ Top Risk Factors
Administrative automation of medical billing and coding
AI clinical decision-support tools guiding treatment
Natural language processing for clinical documentation
๐ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation
Ethical decision-making in end-of-life situations
Interdisciplinary care coordination
Hands-on physical examination and procedures
Complex clinical judgment in ambiguous presentations
๐ Task Automation Breakdown
Based on O*NET task analysis and GenAI exposure scoring. Shows the estimated proportion of this occupation's core tasks that are automatable by current AI, augmented by AI tools, or require essential human skills.
๐ O*NET Task Profile
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
๐ป Technology Skills
Categorization or classification software
Medical software
Video conferencing software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
Inventory management software
๐ Key Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service
English Language
Psychology
Medicine and Dentistry
Administration and Management
๐ vs National Average
National avg: $46K
National avg: 44/100
National avg: 38/100
National avg: 3.7%
๐ Career Transition Paths
| Occupation | Risk | Wage | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | 13 | $226K | 76% |
| Dentists, General | 24 | $173K | 84% |
| Occupational Therapists | 28 | $98K | 76% |