Naturopathic Physicians
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.
$115,210 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 34%
- 24%
- 41%
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, 34%. Today's estimate: 34%.
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 . 20 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 12% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Document patients' histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 12% | 25 min13 min to 38 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Diagnose health conditions, based on patients' symptoms and health histories, laboratory and diagnostic radiology test results, or other physiological measurements, such as electrocardiograms and electroencephalographs.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 11% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Administer treatments or therapies, such as homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Oriental or Ayurvedic medicine, electrotherapy, and diathermy, using physical agents including air, heat, cold, water, sound, or ultraviolet light to catalyze the body to heal itself.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 11% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Maintain professional development through activities such as postgraduate education, continuing education, preceptorships, and residency programs.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 10% | 1.7 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 9% | 33 min17 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Educate patients about health care management.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 8% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines, such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 7% | 17 min8 min to 33 min | Stays with people | |
| Conduct periodic public health maintenance activities such as immunizations and screenings for diseases and disease risk factors.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 42 min25 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Obtain medical records from previous physicians or other health care providers for the purpose of patient evaluation.Done daily by most who do it. | 2% | 17 min8 min to 29 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Consult with other health professionals to provide optimal patient care, referring patients to traditional health care professionals as necessary.Done daily by most who do it. | 2% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | Stays with people |
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
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