Anesthesiologists
Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.
38,760 people do this job in the US. $391,490 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 12%
- 48%
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, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 18%. Today's estimate: 21%.
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The tasks
Sorted by . 20 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage anesthesiological services, coordinating them with other medical activities and formulating plans and procedures.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 19% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.7 work days | 21%Half by May 2027 | |
| Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 15% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 50 min17 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 6% | 29 min17 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 6% | 25 min8 min to 1.7 h | 92%Half by now | |
| Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 25 min8 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians, and other health care providers.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Teach anesthesiology principles to residents.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min17 min to 2.1 h | 91%Half by now | |
| Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 4% | 2.1 work days6.7 h to 4.2 work days | 0%Half by Jan 2028 | |
| Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now |
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