Registered Nurses
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 29-1141.00
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
High· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.060
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.25
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
Task-level exposure
Show 23 hidden tasks27 rated tasks · 17 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (63.0%)
β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.
- Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
- All rated tasks are in the O*NET 31.0 task list.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
| Task (O*NET 20.1) | Claude.aiRaw / share % | APIRaw / share % |
|---|---|---|
Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.29-1141.00 | 0.004942.2 | —0 |
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.29-1141.00 | 0.002925.0 | —0 |
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.29-1141.00 | 0.002118.1 | —0 |
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.29-1141.00 | 0.001714.7 | 0.004966.2 |
Record patients' medical information and vital signs. | —0 | 0.002533.8 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task (O*NET 27.2) | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.O*NET Task ID 1839 | 1.0 |
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.O*NET Task ID 1840 | 0.5 |
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.O*NET Task ID 1841 | 0.5 |
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.O*NET Task ID 1842 | 0.5 |
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.O*NET Task ID 1843 | 0.5 |
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.O*NET Task ID 1844 | 0.5 |
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.O*NET Task ID 1845 | 0.5 |
Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.O*NET Task ID 1849 | 0.5 |
Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.O*NET Task ID 1850 | 0.5 |
Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.O*NET Task ID 1859 | 0.5 |
Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.O*NET Task ID 1860 | 0.5 |
Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, or long-range goals.O*NET Task ID 1861 | 0.5 |
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.O*NET Task ID 1862 | 0.5 |
Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.O*NET Task ID 1863 | 0.5 |
Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues or concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.O*NET Task ID 1864 | 0.5 |
Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.O*NET Task ID 1865 | 0.5 |
Engage in research activities related to nursing.O*NET Task ID 1866 | 0.5 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page
All O*NET 31.0 task statements (27)
All O*NET 31.0 task statements for this occupation (English, as published; task type core or supplemental). Exposure values are not listed here; they are in the table above, next to each task statement as worded in the O*NET version each source used.
| Task (O*NET 31.0) | Type |
|---|---|
| Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records. | Core |
| Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions. | Core |
| Record patients' medical information and vital signs. | Core |
| Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions. | Core |
| Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans. | Core |
| Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity. | Core |
| Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit. | Core |
| Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments. | Core |
| Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care. | Core |
| Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems. | Core |
| Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs. | Core |
| Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry. | Core |
| Conduct specified laboratory tests. | Core |
| Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities. | Core |
| Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects. | Core |
| Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition. | Supplemental |
| Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained. | Supplemental |
| Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia. | Supplemental |
| Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics. | Supplemental |
| Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers. | Supplemental |
| Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures. | Supplemental |
| Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions. | Supplemental |
| Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, or long-range goals. | Supplemental |
| Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students. | Supplemental |
| Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance. | Supplemental |
| Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues or concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing. | Supplemental |
| Engage in research activities related to nursing. | Supplemental |
0.01/ 3· Robot exposure index
Scale, basis and source
Each physical task is graded 0–3 by the setting in which robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated could do it (0 none · 1 purpose-built robot settings such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line · 2 structured facilities such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port · 3 unstructured settings such as a private home or a construction site), and the grades are averaged by share of working time
Physical tasks among this occupation's O*NET 29.3 tasks
Anthropic estimated the grades and time shares with Claude Opus 5 using web search, as of 2026.
The robot exposure index is a different measure from the AI exposure figures on this site and cannot be added to or compared with them. It does not measure actual adoption or cost, and 0 also covers occupations with no physical tasks.
Tier of each physical task
Robot environment tiers (E0–E3)
E0 noneDetails
Rated not doable by robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated, even in a purpose-built setting
E1 purpose-built robot settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting built around the machine, such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line
E2 structured facilitiesDetails
Rated doable in a human work facility that an institution keeps to a working standard, such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port
E3 unstructured settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting that no institution keeps to a working standard, such as a private home or a construction site
Only tasks classified as physical are listed; other tasks have no tier in the source.
| Task (O*NET 29.3) | Robot environment tier |
|---|---|
| Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions. | E0 none |
| Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments. | E0 none |
| Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems. | E0 none |
| Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry. | E0 none |
| Conduct specified laboratory tests. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects. | E0 none |
| Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained. | E0 none |
| Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics. | E0 none |
| Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers. | E0 none |
Occupation information
Employment outlook (BLS)
Values for the whole SOC 29-1141 group (Registered nurses), not for this O*NET occupation alone.
- Employment, 2025
- 3.5M
- Projected employment, 2035
- 3.7M
- Change (2025–35)
- +5.6%
- Median annual wage, 2025
- $97,550
- Typical education needed for entry
- Bachelor's degree
Korea classification links (KSCO)
Links from the current release of the Korea Occupation Direct Crosswalk v1.1, made by AI Changing Work. Relation values are read from the O*NET-SOC occupation side.
| KSCO code | KSCO title | Relation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24401 | 전문 간호사 | This occupation is broader | confirmed |
| 24402 | 일반 간호사 | This occupation is broader | confirmed |
| 24403 | 보건교사 | This occupation is broader | confirmed |
Relation and status definitions(kr-direct v1.1)
ILO occupational description
AI Changing Work links the ISCO-08 unit groups below to this occupation by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (2018 SOC to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to ISCO-08) as published, without case-by-case selection; each link may be whole or partial.
- ISCO-08 2221Nursing Professionals
The definition, tasks and examples below are the ILO's description of that unit group, not of this occupation.
Nursing professionals provide treatment, support and care services for people who are in need of nursing care due to the effects of ageing, injury, illness or other physical or mental impairment, or potential risks to health. They assume responsibility for the planning and management of the care of patients, including the supervision of other health care workers, working autonomously or in teams with medical doctors and others in the practical application of preventive and curative measures.
Tasks
- (a) planning, providing and evaluating nursing care for patients according to the practice and standards of modern nursing;
- (b) coordinating the care of patients in consultation with other health professionals and members of health teams;
- (c) developing and implementing care plans for the biological, social and psychological treatment of patients in collaboration with other health professionals;
- (d) planning and providing personal care, treatments and therapies including administering medications, and monitoring responses to treatment or care plan;
- (e) cleaning wounds and applying surgical dressings and bandages
- (f) monitoring pain and discomfort experienced by patients and alleviating pain using a variety of therapies, including the use of painkilling drugs;
- (g) planning and participating in health education programmes, health promotion and nurse education activities in clinical and community settings;
- (h) answering questions from patients and families and providing information about prevention of ill-health, treatment and care;
- (i) supervising and coordinating the work of other nursing, health and personal care workers;
- (j) conducting research on nursing practices and procedures and disseminating findings such as through scientific papers and reports.
Example occupations
Clinical nurse consultant · District nurse · Nurse anaesthetist · Nurse educator · Nurse practitioner · Operating theatre nurse · Professional nurse · Public health nurse · Specialist nurse
Sources: ILO ISCO-08 — details: Credits
ESCO occupational vocabulary
Each entry below is matched to this occupation in the published ESCO-O*NET Crosswalk (version 1, 2022). The match types are that crosswalk's; the wording is AI Changing Work's.
- nurse responsible for general careESCO 2221.2Same scope
Nurses responsible for general care are in charge of promoting and restoring patients` health by providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. They also supervise assigned team members.
- advanced nurse practitionerESCO 2221.1This occupation is broader
Advanced nurse practitioners are in charge of promoting and restoring patients` health, provide diagnosis and care in advanced settings, coordinating care within areas of chronic disease management, providing integrated care, and supervising assigned team members. Advanced nurse practitioners are general care nurses who have acquired an expert knowledge base, complex decision making skills and clinical competencies for expanded clinical practice on advanced level.
- specialist nurseESCO 2221.3This occupation is broader
Specialist nurses promote and restore people's health, and diagnose and care within a specific branch of the nursing field. Examples of such specialist nursing jobs include but are not restricted to; ambulatory care nurse, advanced practice nurse, cardiac nurse, dental nurse, community health nurse, forensic nurse, gastroenterology nurse, hospice and palliative care nurse, paediatric nurse, public health nurse, rehabilitation nurse, renal nurse and school nurse. Specialist nurses are general care nurses prepared beyond the level of a nurse generalist and authorised to practice as specialists with specific expertise in a branch of the nursing field.
- auxiliary nursing and midwifery vocational teacherESCO 2320.1.4Overlapping, not the same
Auxiliary nursing and midwifery vocational teachers instruct students in their specialised field of study, auxiliary nursing and midwifery, which is predominantly practical in nature. They provide theoretical instruction in service of the practical skills and techniques the students must subsequently master. Auxiliary nursing and midwifery vocational teachers monitor the students' progress, assist individually when necessary, and evaluate their knowledge and performance on the subject of auxiliary nursing and midwifery through assignments, tests and examinations.
Source: European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)
License: CC BY 4.0 (EU Reuse Notice)
ESCO reuse terms and the modification notice are in Credits.
France classification links (ROME)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and ROME 4.0 job profiles, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side. Links marked “provisional” were adopted on the judgments of two judges from the same model family (Claude) alone, or by an operator rule applied to their judgments, so they rest on weaker evidence than confirmed links.
| ROME code | ROME title (French) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| J1506 | Infirmier / Infirmière en soins généraux (IDE) | Same scopeprovisional |
| J1504 | Infirmier / Infirmière de bloc opératoire (IBODE) | This occupation is broaderprovisional |
| J1505 | Infirmier / Infirmière de prévention | This occupation is broaderprovisional |
| J1511 | Infirmier / Infirmière scolaire | This occupation is broaderprovisional |
| J1512 | Infirmier / Infirmière de santé au travail | This occupation is broaderprovisional |
| J1507 | Puériculteur / Puéricultrice | Related, not a matchprovisional |
Source: France Travail — Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois (ROME 4.0), version 61, last updated 15 June 2026 (https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/repertoire-operationnel-des-metiers-et-des-emplois-rome). Licence Ouverte 2.0.
ROME codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET-SOC occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a France Travail correspondence.
(AI Changing Work link release: fr-direct v1)
Spain classification links (CNO-11)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and CNO-11 occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| CNO-11 code | CNO-11 title (Spanish) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 2121 | Enfermeros no especializados | Same scopeprovisional |
| 2122 | Enfermeros especializados (excepto matronos) | Related, not a matchprovisional |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), National Classification of Occupations 2011 (CNO-11, Royal Decree 1591/2010) — www.ine.es · Licensed CC BY 4.0. CNO-11 codes and Spanish titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not an INE correspondence.
(AI Changing Work link release: es-direct v1)
Germany classification links (KldB)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and KldB occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| KldB code | KldB title (German) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 81302 | Berufe in der Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege (ohne Spezialisierung) - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | Same scope |
| 53323 | Berufe in der Gesundheitsaufsicht und Hygieneüberwachung - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | This occupation is broaderprovisional |
| 81383 | Berufe in der Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege (sonstige spezifische Tätigkeitsangabe) - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | This occupation is broaderprovisional |
| 81313 | Berufe in der Fachkrankenpflege - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | Related, not a match |
| 81382 | Berufe in der Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege (sonstige spezifische Tätigkeitsangabe) - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | Related, not a matchprovisional |
| 82103 | Berufe in der Altenpflege (ohne Spezialisierung) - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | Related, not a matchprovisional |
| 82183 | Berufe in der Altenpflege (sonstige spezifische Tätigkeitsangabe) - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | Related, not a matchprovisional |
| 82243 | Qualitätsbeauftragte im Gesundheitswesen - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | Related, not a matchprovisional |
Source: © Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Klassifikation der Berufe 2010 – überarbeitete Fassung 2020, https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de. KldB codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own mapping (eigene Zuordnung) and are not a Bundesagentur für Arbeit correspondence.
(AI Changing Work link release: de-direct v1)
Japan classification links (JSCO)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and JSCO occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| JSCO code | JSCO title (Japanese) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 133 | 看護師（准看護師を含む） | Same scope |
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan Standard Occupational Classification (Dec. 2009, MIC Notification No. 555). JSCO codes and Japanese titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a MIC correspondence.
(AI Changing Work link release: jp-direct v1)
Sources, licenses and AI Changing Work's modification and translation notices for this page: Credits & sources