SOC 29-1151
Nurse Anesthetists
Risk Score
โ ๏ธ36/100
Moderate
US Employment
๐ฅ50,350
Total workers
Median Wage
๐ฐ$223K
$137K โ $0
Projected Growth
๐+8.6%
2023-2033 (BLS)
GenAI Exposure
๐ค46/100
Moderate exposure
๐ก Nurse Anesthetists 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 $223K ($177K above the national median). The 3 recommended career transitions offer lower AI risk while reducing automation exposure. Explore transition paths โ
๐ AI Impact Analysis
With a risk score of 36/100, Nurse Anesthetists faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like ai clinical decision-support tools guiding treatment are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 50,350 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in interdisciplinary care coordination and hands-on physical examination and procedures to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.
Will AI Replace Nurse Anesthetists?
Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ
โ ๏ธ Top Risk Factors
AI clinical decision-support tools guiding treatment
Automated patient monitoring and alert systems
Natural language processing for clinical documentation
๐ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation
Interdisciplinary care coordination
Hands-on physical examination and procedures
Emergency triage requiring rapid human judgment
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
Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
๐ป Technology Skills
Medical software
Word processing software
๐ Key Knowledge Areas
Medicine and Dentistry
Customer and Personal Service
Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics
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 | 79% |
| Occupational Therapists | 28 | $98K | 71% |