Health Information Technologists
Overall Exposure
2025 vs 2023
Theoretical Exposure
74What AI could do
Observed Exposure
37What AI actually does
Automation Risk Score
46Displacement risk
3-Year Outlook (2025 → 2028)
Projected changes in AI automation metrics over the next 3 years based on estimated data.
Overall Exposure
2025 → 2028 (estimated)
Theoretical Exposure
2025 → 2028 (estimated)
Observed Exposure
2025 → 2028 (estimated)
Automation Risk
2025 → 2028 (estimated)
Exposure Metrics (2023 - 2028)
Task Breakdown
About This Occupation
If you work as a Health Information Technologist, AI is reshaping your profession. With an automation risk of 46/100 and overall exposure at 57%, this role faces high transformation. The highest-impact area is analyze healthcare data for quality improvement initiatives at 70% automation. This is classified as an 'augment' role. BLS projects +17% growth through 2034. Growing demand for interoperable health systems and AI-driven analytics is expanding this field even as automation handles routine data tasks.
ISCO-08 classification
Systems Analysts
Indirect mapping — this occupation is linked to the ISCO unit group by a rule-based fallback.
Definition
ILO original text (English)
Systems analysts conduct research, analyse and evaluate client information technology requirements, procedures or problems, and develop and implement proposals, recommendations and plans to improve current or future information systems.
Definition & vocabulary source
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO) — ISCO-08 Structure
License: ILO CC BY 4.0
Official occupational information
- ONET15-1211.00
Computer Systems Analysts
Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to develop and implement solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions, improve existing computer systems, and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and schedule limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software.
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Health Informatics Specialists
Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system.
View original - ONET15-1221.00
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
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Frequently Asked Questions
With an automation risk score of 46%, Health Information Technologists faces a moderate level of AI-driven change. Some tasks can be automated, but many require human judgment, creativity, or interpersonal skills that AI cannot yet replicate. The role is more likely to evolve alongside AI than be replaced.
Our estimated AI automation risk score for Health Information Technologists is 46% for 2025. Estimated overall AI exposure is 57%, with 74% theoretical exposure and 37% observed exposure. The estimated risk trend from 2023 to 2025 is +12 points. All of these are model-generated estimates, not measurements.
The tasks with the highest automation potential for Health Information Technologists are: Analyze healthcare data for quality improvement initiatives (70%), Design clinical decision support tools and dashboards (60%), Implement and maintain electronic health record systems (55%). These rates are our own estimates of how much of each task current AI systems can handle. They are not measurements and are not taken from any external dataset.
We estimate a +17% employment change for Health Information Technologists between 2024 and 2034. This is our own estimate, not a figure published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Combined with an estimated overall AI exposure of 57%, this occupation faces both traditional labor market shifts and AI-driven transformation. Workers should monitor both employment trends and AI capability growth.
Since AI primarily augments capabilities in this role, professionals in Health Information Technologists should embrace AI as a productivity multiplier. Focus on learning to use AI tools effectively, developing higher-order analytical and creative skills, and positioning yourself as someone who can leverage AI to deliver greater value.
Recent AI Impact Changes
Apr 2026: ATE 0.36 by 2026 in SF Bay Tier 1 — among the earliest 84 occupations crossing the moderate-risk threshold. Workflow coverage averages 0.96 despite 2 of 16 O*NET tasks triggering P2 regulatory penalties (diagnosis coding).
[Source: arXiv 2604.00186 (Gupta & Kumar, 2026)]Mar 2026: New blog post: health IT faces 63% exposure, 51% risk but 17% BLS growth.
[Source: ACW Blog]