As of June 2026, Anesthesiologists has an AI-exposure score of 54/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Anesthesiologists
More exposed than 44% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$391,490. About 1,300 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.
How you compare to similar Healthcare roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
- Schedule and maintain use of surgical suite, including operating, wash-up, waiting rooms, or anesthetic and sterilizing equipment.
- Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.
- Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.
- Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions.
- Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
- Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
- Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians, and other health care providers.
- Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation.
- Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.
- Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery.
- Manage anesthesiological services, coordinating them with other medical activities and formulating plans and procedures.
- Instruct individuals and groups on ways to preserve health and prevent disease.
- Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery.
- Diagnose illnesses, using examinations, tests, and reports.
- Order laboratory tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic procedures.
- Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
- Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques.
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