Will AI replace Sports Medicine Physicians?
Estimated risk score: 38 out of 100
Lower replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (19 to 57).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 27 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 29-1229.06 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 2 of its 27 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Record athletes' medical care information, and maintain medical records.
- Participate in continuing education activities to improve and maintain knowledge and skills.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 8 of its 27 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Attend games and competitions to provide evaluation and treatment of activity-related injuries or medical conditions.
- Select and prepare medical equipment or medications to be taken to athletic competition sites.
- Coordinate sports care activities with other experts, including specialty physicians and surgeons, athletic trainers, physical therapists, or coaches.
- Develop and test procedures for dealing with emergencies during practices or competitions.
- Observe and evaluate athletes' mental well-being.
- Prescribe orthotics, prosthetics, and adaptive equipment.
What the job is
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries that occur during sporting events, athletic training, and physical activities.
Also called: Team Physician, Athletic Team Physician, Sports Doctor, Sports Physician, Orthopedic Team Physician, Sports Medicine Specialist, Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist, Industrial Sports Medicine Specialist.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Healthcare Practitioners and Technical). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate