Radiation Therapists

Healthcare

AI exposure

  • Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08

    Moderate· relative

    LowFour relative bandsVery high

    Group-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

    Source dataset (XLSX download)

  • Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03

    0.000

    0.000Range of values carried here0.745
    Scale, basis and source

    Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published

    Mapped onto O*NET tasks

    Source dataset

  • Data source: ILOPublished: 2025

    0.22

    0.09Range of values carried here0.70

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published

    ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value

    Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 81% score at or above this value.

    Source dataset

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 only

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.

TaskβE1 + 0.5 × E2
Maintain records, reports, or files as required, including such information as radiation dosages, equipment settings, or patients' reactions.

O*NET Task ID 4089

1.0
Enter data into computer and set controls to operate or adjust equipment or regulate dosage.

O*NET Task ID 4087

0.5
Review prescription, diagnosis, patient chart, and identification.

O*NET Task ID 4090

0.5
Check for side effects, such as skin irritation, nausea, or hair loss to assess patients' reaction to treatment.

O*NET Task ID 4094

0.5
Calculate actual treatment dosages delivered during each session.

O*NET Task ID 4096

0.5
Photograph treated area of patient and process film.

O*NET Task ID 4098

0.5
Help physicians, radiation oncologists, or clinical physicists to prepare physical or technical aspects of radiation treatment plans, using information about patient condition and anatomy.

O*NET Task ID 4099

0.5
Act as liaison with physicist and supportive care personnel.

O*NET Task ID 4101

0.5
Provide assistance to other healthcare personnel during dosimetry procedures and tumor localization.

O*NET Task ID 4102

0.5
Implement appropriate follow-up care plans.

O*NET Task ID 4103

0.5
Administer prescribed doses of radiation to specific body parts, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards.

O*NET Task ID 4085

0.0
Position patients for treatment with accuracy, according to prescription.

O*NET Task ID 4086

0.0
Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others.

O*NET Task ID 4088

0.0
Conduct most treatment sessions independently, in accordance with the long-term treatment plan and under the general direction of the patient's physician.

O*NET Task ID 4091

0.0
Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation.

O*NET Task ID 4092

0.0
Observe and reassure patients during treatment and report unusual reactions to physician or turn equipment off if unexpected adverse reactions occur.

O*NET Task ID 4093

0.0
Educate, prepare, and reassure patients and their families by answering questions, providing physical assistance, and reinforcing physicians' advice regarding treatment reactions or post-treatment care.

O*NET Task ID 4095

0.0
Prepare or construct equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, or protection devices.

O*NET Task ID 4097

0.0
Train or supervise student or subordinate radiotherapy technologists.

O*NET Task ID 4100

0.0
Store, sterilize, or prepare the special applicators containing the radioactive substance implanted by the physician.

O*NET Task ID 4104

0.0
Assist in the preparation of sealed radioactive materials, such as cobalt, radium, cesium, or isotopes, for use in radiation treatments.

O*NET Task ID 4105

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

Occupation information