Anesthesiologists
Official O*NET title: Anesthesiologists (29-1211.00)
Also called: anesthesiologist md, anesthesiology resident, attending anesthesiologist, cardiothoracic anesthesiologist, critical care anesthesiologist
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Instruct individuals and groups on ways to preserve health and prevent disease
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How AI is changing anesthesiologists work
1 of 17 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Green (little AI use yet) — 6%. 2 newer tasks are not in the data yet and left out.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Instruct individuals and groups on ways to preserve health and prevent disease (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians, and other health care providers (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Talk with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Manage anesthesiological services, coordinating them with other medical activities and formulating plans and procedures (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Place invasive intravascular monitors into patients (main task) — too new for the AI data
- Order laboratory tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic procedures (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Diagnose illnesses, using examinations, tests, and reports (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Teach anesthesiology principles to residents (main task) — too new for the AI data
- Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Schedule and maintain use of surgical suite — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Instruct individuals and groups on ways to preserve health and prevent disease”. Try the prompt for: “Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians, and other health care providers”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and anesthesiologists
Will AI replace anesthesiologists?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 1 of the 19 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Green rating (little AI use yet). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 17 of the 20 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which anesthesiologist tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: instruct individuals and groups on ways to preserve health and prevent disease.
Which anesthesiologist tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures; administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods; record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 7% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a anesthesiologist start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Anesthesiologists ranks #539 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #77 of 80 in Healthcare. It’s in our top 50 jobs AI is least likely to replace.
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