Surgeons, All Other
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 29-1249.00
All surgeons not listed separately.
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Moderate· 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: ILOPublished: 2025
0.27
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
Exposed tasks onlyTasks of O*NET-SOC 2010 occupation 29-1067.00 Surgeons, linked to this occupation by the O*NET-SOC 2010 to 2019 crosswalk
| Task (O*NET 20.1) | Claude.aiRaw / share % |
|---|---|
Provide consultation and surgical assistance to other physicians and surgeons.29-1067.00 | 0.005871.6 |
Prepare case histories.29-1067.00 | 0.002328.4 |
| Not observed on any surface — 11 task(s) — These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states. | |
Analyze patient's medical history, medication allergies, physical condition, and examination results to verify operation's necessity and to determine best procedure. | —0 |
Operate on patients to correct deformities, repair injuries, prevent and treat diseases, or improve or restore patients' functions. | —0 |
Follow established surgical techniques during the operation. | —0 |
Prescribe preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures, such as sedatives, diets, antibiotics, and preparation and treatment of the patient's operative area. | —0 |
Examine patient to obtain information on medical condition and surgical risk. | —0 |
Diagnose bodily disorders and orthopedic conditions and provide treatments, such as medicines and surgeries, in clinics, hospital wards, and operating rooms. | —0 |
Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff. | —0 |
Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioners when necessary. | —0 |
Examine instruments, equipment, and operating room to ensure sterility. | —0 |
Manage surgery services, including planning, scheduling and coordination, determination of procedures, and procurement of supplies and equipment. | —0 |
Conduct research to develop and test surgical techniques that can improve operating procedures and outcomes. | —0 |
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All O*NET 31.0 task statements (0)
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.
The O*NET® 31.0 Database lists no task statements for this occupation.
"What work can robots do?" (Anthropic) has no robot exposure value for this occupation. This does not mean 0.
Occupation information
Employment outlook (BLS)
- Employment, 2025
- 28K
- Projected employment, 2035
- 29K
- Change (2025–35)
- +4%
- Median annual wage, 2025
- $414,010
- Typical education needed for entry
- Doctoral or professional 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24112 | 외과 전문 의사 | This occupation is narrower | 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 2212Specialist Medical Practitioners
The definition, tasks and examples below are the ILO's description of that unit group, not of this occupation.
Specialist medical practitioners (medical doctors) diagnose, treat and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans, using specialized testing, diagnostic, medical, surgical, physical and psychiatric techniques, through application of the principles and procedures of modern medicine. They specialize in certain disease categories, types of patient or methods of treatment and may conduct medical education and research in their chosen areas of specialization.
Tasks
- (a) conducting physical examinations of patients and interviewing them and their families to determine their health status;
- (b) considering medical information provided by a referring doctor or other health care provider;
- (c) ordering specialized diagnostic tests to determine the nature of disorders or illnesses;
- (d) prescribing, administering and monitoring patients' responses to treatments, medications, anaesthetics, psychotherapies, physical rehabilitation programmes and other preventive and curative measures;
- (e) performing surgery of a general or specialized nature;
- (f) managing complications before, during and after childbirth;
- (g) recording patients' medical information and exchanging information with other health professionals to ensure the provision of comprehensive care;
- (h) reporting births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities to meet legal and professional requirements;
- (i) providing information to patients and families and communities about preventive measures, treatment and care for specific ailments;
- (j) performing autopsies to determine cause of death;
- (k) conducting research into specific human disorders and illnesses and preventive or curative methods and disseminating the findings such as through scientific reports;
- (l) planning and participating in programmes designed to prevent the occurrence and spread of specific diseases.
Example occupations
Anaesthetist · Cardiologist · Emergency medicine specialist · Gynaecologist · Obstetrician · Ophthalmologist · Paediatrician · Pathologist · Preventive medicine specialist · Psychiatrist · Radiation oncologist · Radiologist · Resident medical officer in specialist training · Specialist medical practitioner (public health) · Specialist physician (internal medicine) · Specialist physician (nuclear medicine) · Surgeon
Sources: ILO ISCO-08 — details: Credits
ESCO occupational vocabulary
ISCO-08 2212
- specialised doctorESCO 2212.1
Specialised doctors prevent, diagnose and treat diseases depending on their medical or surgical specialty.
ESCO occupations that ESCO classifies under the ISCO-08 unit groups linked above; they are not matched to this occupation one by one.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| J1122 | Chirurgien plasticien / Chirurgienne plasticienne | This occupation is broader |
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.
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