Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with mental health or substance use disorders or the potential for such disorders. Apply therapeutic activities, including the prescription of medication, per state regulations, and the administration of psychotherapy.
$97,550 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
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Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
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At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 2%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 55%. Today's estimate: 57%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 24 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop practice protocols for mental health problems, based on review and evaluation of published research.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 15% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Develop, implement, or evaluate programs such as outreach activities, community mental health programs, and crisis situation response activities.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 11% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 2%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 9% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Assess patients' mental and physical status, based on the presenting symptoms and complaints.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 8% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Evaluate patients' behavior to formulate diagnoses or assess treatments.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 7% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Develop and implement treatment plans.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 7% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Distinguish between physiologically- and psychologically-based disorders, and diagnose appropriately.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 6% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Conduct individual, group, or family psychotherapy for those with chronic or acute mental disorders.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min38 min to 1.7 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Monitor patients' medication usage and results.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Educate patients and family members about mental health and medical conditions, preventive health measures, medications, or treatment plans.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Participate in activities aimed at professional growth and development, including conferences or continuing education activities.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | 32%Half by Jan 2027 |
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