Hospitalists
Provide inpatient care predominantly in settings such as medical wards, acute care units, intensive care units, rehabilitation centers, or emergency rooms. Manage and coordinate patient care throughout treatment.
$265,930 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 36%
- 31%
- 33%
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
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
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, 36%. Today's estimate: 36%.
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 . 14 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 26% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Direct the operations of short stay or specialty units.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 12% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 9% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Direct, coordinate, or supervise the patient care activities of nursing or support staff.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 8% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Train or supervise medical students, residents, or other health professionals.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Admit patients for hospital stays.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 6% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 6% | 17 min8 min to 33 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Attend inpatient consultations in areas of specialty.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 6% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays).Done several times a day by most who do it. | 6% | 21 min8 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Direct or support quality improvement projects or safety programs.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 4% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Write patient discharge summaries and send them to primary care physicians.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min13 min to 1.1 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Refer patients to medical specialists, social services, or other professionals as appropriate.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 3% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | 100%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.