As of August 2026,
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has an AI-exposure score of 54/100
(Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index. This is an estimate of task
exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Score inputs for this role:
This role starts from O*NET 29.1 occupational descriptors and is empirically grounded by Penn/OpenAI GPTs are GPTs study, Anthropic Economic Index (June 26, 2026), Felten, Raj and Seamans AIOE index. BLS labor-market figures are separate context, not score inputs.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
More exposed than 42% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$64,400. About 54,400 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 - growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) - your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
Will AI replace Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses?
No exposure score can predict whether AI will replace this role. The 54/100 score means our current model estimates elevated task exposure from the sources listed on this page. It does not predict an employer decision, headcount, or an individual outcome. The task map below shows the work assessed and where human judgment remains important.
Early-career context (study ages 22-25)
This role's task mix is automation-heavy, but it sits in the Elevated exposure band rather than our highest-exposure bands. That is only a partial match to the study's cohort, so the headline figure is context rather than a direct forecast for this role.
The November 2025 revision reports a 16% relative employment decline for workers ages 22-25 in the most AI-exposed U.S. occupations, after firm-level controls, relative to workers in less-exposed fields and more experienced workers in the same occupations.
Use the task map to identify durable work and the skills worth building early.
Stanford Digital Economy Lab, Canaries in the Coal Mine - November 2025 revision
This is group-level U.S. payroll evidence, not a personal forecast. The authors do not claim that AI alone caused the change, and this context does not alter the exposure score.
How this role compares to similar Healthcare roles
What this role usually involves
Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
Broad guidance for this preparation level; exact requirements vary by role and employer.
Source: O*NET 29.1 exact occupation - Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, SOC 29-2061.00. Context describes the role; the AI-exposure score remains a separate task-exposure estimate.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses tasks, by AI exposure
- Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics.
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
- Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
- Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks.
No durable tasks identified for this role - its individually-assessed tasks split 70% automatable / 30% augmentable.
We analyzed all 20 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses tasks - 14 automatable and 6 augmentable. The full task map - every task with exactly what to do about each - is in your Career Report.
Your report unlocks three concrete artifacts
Every task scored with what to automate, augment, or protect.
Related roles with exposure deltas, salary, demand, and reachability. Lower-exposure options appear only when the data supports them.
A keepable roadmap plus resume and LinkedIn repositioning.
Grounded in O*NET-linked or curated role data, with Penn, Anthropic Economic Index, and AIOE signals where matched. BLS labor-market context is separate - not generic advice.
Adjacent career paths
Relatedness shows how reachable a move may be. A path is labeled lower exposure only when its score is at least 6 points lower; every row shows the measured difference.
Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics.
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Every task scored with what to do about it; adjacent paths with honest exposure deltas, salary, demand, and reachability; a skill-gap map; a 30/60/90-day roadmap; Agent Reality Check; plus a résumé and LinkedIn rewrite and professional PDF.
Grounded in O*NET-linked or curated role data, with Penn, Anthropic Economic Index, and AIOE signals where matched. BLS labor-market context is separate.
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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses - median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$64,400. More states are being added.