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1%

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Nurse anesthetists

United States AI Work IndexISCO 3220title_match

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

53.8 current · 58.5 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $223K

Median annual wage

Demand 9%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 5

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 223,210

Employment 2024

53.8K

Projected Change (2024–34)

8.6%

Openings (2024–34)

2.7K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 137,23025th pctl: USD 187,110Median: USD 223,21075th pctl: —Top 10%: —

Demand outlook

Overall employment of nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners is projected to grow 35 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.

Education: Master's degree Experience: None

Role Profile

AdaptabilityDetail orientedInterpersonal

Tasks

  • 1. Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Epic SystemseClinicalWorks EHR softwareMEDITECH softwareMicrosoft WordAetherPalm InfusiCalcAllscripts Professional EHR

Requirements

Work context

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 5.0/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 5.0/5
Exposed to Disease or Infections 4.8/5
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 4.8/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.8/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.8/5

Worker profile

Median age 42.3 · 3.5M employed

Under 25: 6% · 25–54: 73% · 55+: 21%

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