SOC 29-1171
Nurse Practitioners
Risk Score
โ ๏ธ42/100
Elevated
US Employment
๐ฅ307,390
Total workers
Median Wage
๐ฐ$129K
$98K โ $170K
Projected Growth
๐+40.1%
2023-2033 (BLS)
GenAI Exposure
๐ค74/100
High exposure
๐ก Nurse Practitioners face a risk score of 42/100 โ 2 points below the national average of 44. With 74/100 GenAI exposure, this occupation faces significant pressure from AI tools despite strong projected growth. See our methodology โ
๐ก Workers in this field earn $129K ($83K 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 42/100, Nurse Practitioners faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like ai-assisted diagnostic imaging reducing radiologist workload are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 307,390 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in complex clinical judgment in ambiguous presentations and emergency triage requiring rapid human judgment to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.
Will AI Replace Nurse Practitioners?
Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ
โ ๏ธ Top Risk Factors
AI-assisted diagnostic imaging reducing radiologist workload
Natural language processing for clinical documentation
Telehealth platforms automating triage and intake
Generative AI producing marketing and creative copy
๐ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation
Complex clinical judgment in ambiguous presentations
Emergency triage requiring rapid human judgment
Interdisciplinary care coordination
Empathetic patient communication and bedside manner
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
Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
๐ป Technology Skills
Medical software
Data base user interface and query software
Spreadsheet software
Internet browser software
Office suite software
๐ Key Knowledge Areas
Medicine and Dentistry
English Language
Biology
Psychology
Customer and Personal Service
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 | 73% |
| Dentists, General | 24 | $173K | 81% |
| Podiatrists | 28 | $153K | 73% |