Naturopathic Physicians
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 29-1299.01
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.
- 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
0.022
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
0.17–0.32· 3 ISCO-08 groups
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.
ILO value for each linked ISCO-08 group
- ISCO-08 2230Traditional and Complementary Medicine Professionals0.32
- ISCO-08 2269Health Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified0.20
- ISCO-08 3255Physiotherapy Technicians and Assistants0.17
Task-level exposure
Exposed tasks only20 rated tasks · 14 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (70.0%)
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
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 professional development through activities such as postgraduate education, continuing education, preceptorships, and residency programs.O*NET Task ID 18406 | 1.0 |
Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories.O*NET Task ID 18411 | 1.0 |
Document patients' histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics.O*NET Task ID 18418 | 1.0 |
Report patterns of patients' health conditions, such as disease status and births, to public health agencies.O*NET Task ID 18421 | 1.0 |
Order diagnostic imaging procedures such as radiographs (x-rays), ultrasounds, mammograms, and bone densitometry tests, or refer patients to other health professionals for these procedures.O*NET Task ID 18407 | 0.5 |
Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines, such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids.O*NET Task ID 18409 | 0.5 |
Educate patients about health care management.O*NET Task ID 18412 | 0.5 |
Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens.O*NET Task ID 18413 | 0.5 |
Diagnose health conditions, based on patients' symptoms and health histories, laboratory and diagnostic radiology test results, or other physiological measurements, such as electrocardiograms and electroencephalographs.O*NET Task ID 18414 | 0.5 |
Prescribe synthetic drugs under the supervision of medical doctors or within the allowances of regulatory bodies.O*NET Task ID 18417 | 0.5 |
Consult with other health professionals to provide optimal patient care, referring patients to traditional health care professionals as necessary.O*NET Task ID 18420 | 0.5 |
Monitor updates from public health agencies to keep abreast of health trends.O*NET Task ID 18422 | 0.5 |
Conduct periodic public health maintenance activities such as immunizations and screenings for diseases and disease risk factors.O*NET Task ID 18423 | 0.5 |
Obtain medical records from previous physicians or other health care providers for the purpose of patient evaluation.O*NET Task ID 18424 | 0.5 |
Perform mobilizations and high-velocity adjustments to joints or soft tissues, using principles of massage, stretching, or resistance.O*NET Task ID 18405 | 0.0 |
Administer treatments or therapies, such as homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Oriental or Ayurvedic medicine, electrotherapy, and diathermy, using physical agents including air, heat, cold, water, sound, or ultraviolet light to catalyze the body to heal itself.O*NET Task ID 18408 | 0.0 |
Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes.O*NET Task ID 18410 | 0.0 |
Perform venipuncture or skin pricking to collect blood samples.O*NET Task ID 18415 | 0.0 |
Treat minor cuts, abrasions, or contusions.O*NET Task ID 18416 | 0.0 |
Perform minor surgical procedures, such as removing warts, moles, or cysts, sampling tissues for skin cancer or lipomas, and applying or removing sutures.O*NET Task ID 18419 | 0.0 |
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®, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page
All O*NET 31.0 task statements (20)
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 |
|---|---|
| Perform mobilizations and high-velocity adjustments to joints or soft tissues, using principles of massage, stretching, or resistance. | Core |
| Maintain professional development through activities such as postgraduate education, continuing education, preceptorships, and residency programs. | Core |
| Order diagnostic imaging procedures such as radiographs (x-rays), ultrasounds, mammograms, and bone densitometry tests, or refer patients to other health professionals for these procedures. | Core |
| Administer treatments or therapies, such as homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Oriental or Ayurvedic medicine, electrotherapy, and diathermy, using physical agents including air, heat, cold, water, sound, or ultraviolet light to catalyze the body to heal itself. | Core |
| Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines, such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids. | Core |
| Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes. | Core |
| Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories. | Core |
| Educate patients about health care management. | Core |
| Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens. | Core |
| Diagnose health conditions, based on patients' symptoms and health histories, laboratory and diagnostic radiology test results, or other physiological measurements, such as electrocardiograms and electroencephalographs. | Core |
| Perform venipuncture or skin pricking to collect blood samples. | Core |
| Treat minor cuts, abrasions, or contusions. | Core |
| Prescribe synthetic drugs under the supervision of medical doctors or within the allowances of regulatory bodies. | Core |
| Document patients' histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics. | Core |
| Consult with other health professionals to provide optimal patient care, referring patients to traditional health care professionals as necessary. | Core |
| Report patterns of patients' health conditions, such as disease status and births, to public health agencies. | Core |
| Monitor updates from public health agencies to keep abreast of health trends. | Core |
| Conduct periodic public health maintenance activities such as immunizations and screenings for diseases and disease risk factors. | Core |
| Obtain medical records from previous physicians or other health care providers for the purpose of patient evaluation. | Core |
| Perform minor surgical procedures, such as removing warts, moles, or cysts, sampling tissues for skin cancer or lipomas, and applying or removing sutures. | Supplemental |
0.31/ 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 |
|---|---|
| Perform mobilizations and high-velocity adjustments to joints or soft tissues, using principles of massage, stretching, or resistance. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Administer treatments or therapies, such as homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Oriental or Ayurvedic medicine, electrotherapy, and diathermy, using physical agents including air, heat, cold, water, sound, or ultraviolet light to catalyze the body to heal itself. | E2 structured facilities |
| Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines, such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes. | E0 none |
| Perform venipuncture or skin pricking to collect blood samples. | E2 structured facilities |
| Treat minor cuts, abrasions, or contusions. | E0 none |
| Conduct periodic public health maintenance activities such as immunizations and screenings for diseases and disease risk factors. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Perform minor surgical procedures, such as removing warts, moles, or cysts, sampling tissues for skin cancer or lipomas, and applying or removing sutures. | E0 none |
Occupation information
Employment outlook (BLS)
Values for the whole SOC 29-1299 group (Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other), not for this O*NET occupation alone.
- Employment, 2025
- 40K
- Projected employment, 2035
- 42K
- Change (2025–35)
- +5.5%
- Median annual wage, 2025
- $115,210
- Typical education needed for entry
- Master'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24691 | 전통 의료치료사 | 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 2230Traditional and Complementary Medicine Professionals
- ISCO-08 2269Health Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
- ISCO-08 3255Physiotherapy Technicians and Assistants
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.
- acupuncturistESCO 2230.1.1This occupation is broader
Acupuncturists make use of thin needles and insert them into acupuncture points in the body in order to restore the imbalances of the human body and overall good health. Acupuncturists focus on energy meridians to treat various conditions.
- aromatherapistESCO 3255.2This occupation is broader
Aromatherapists use essential oils extracted from herbal products at the level of the interface skin and mucous membranes to improve the clients` well-being. They treat a variety of illnesses and physical or psychological conditions, under supervision and on a doctor's order.
- complementary therapistESCO 2230.1This occupation is broader
Complementary therapists use a range of complementary and alternative therapies to work simultaneously with the clients` body, mind, and spirit in a holistic approach. They offer practices and services for holistic wellbeing, health maintenance, health education, health promotion and prevention of illness, along with the sustainable treatment of certain illnesses, especially chronic illnesses. Their practices include but are not limited to acupuncture, aromatherapy, banotherapy, homeopathy, and herbal medicine.
- homeopathESCO 2230.1.2This occupation is broader
Homeopaths treat clients based on the selection and prescription of homeopathic remedies using the homeopathy principle of “like cures like.”
- shiatsu practitionerESCO 3255.5This occupation is broader
Shiatsu practitioners provide health maintenance, health education, whole health evaluation and recommendations for wellbeing, and treatment of certain illness through energetic evaluation of the body's life energy system (Ki) and regulation of the life energy system through various energetic and manual techniques.
- traditional chinese medicine therapistESCO 2230.1.3This occupation is broader
Traditional Chinese medicine therapists use alternative medicine approaches to cure illnesses in all its forms. They also use various therapies such as the use of herbal medicines, acupuncture, massages and dietary therapies, to increase the general health of the patient and to prevent a disease from occurring.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| K1108 | Intervenant / Intervenante en pratique de soins non conventionnelle | This occupation is narrowerprovisional |
| J1102 | Médecin généraliste | 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3331 | Profesionales de la acupuntura, la naturopatía, la homeopatía, la medicina tradicional china y la ayurveda | This occupation is narrowerprovisional |
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 81752 | Berufe in der Heilkunde und Homöopathie - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | This occupation is narrower |
| 81532 | Tierheilpraktiker/innen - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | Related, not a match |
| 81753 | Berufe in der Heilkunde und Homöopathie - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | Related, not a match |
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | あん摩マッサージ指圧師，はり師，きゅう師，柔道整復師 | Related, not a matchprovisional |
| 159 | 他に分類されない保健医療従事者 | Related, not a matchprovisional |
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.
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