Pediatricians, General
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries in children. May refer patients to specialists for further diagnosis or treatment, as needed.
39,390 people do this job in the US. $210,040 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 41%
- 10%
- 49%
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, 15%. Today's estimate: 17%.
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 . 17 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan and execute medical care programs to aid in the mental and physical growth and development of children and adolescents.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 22% | 4.2 h50 min to 1 work day | 20%Half by Apr 2027 | |
| Conduct research to study anatomy and develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 18% | 2.1 work days6.7 h to 1.3 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Treat children who have minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth and development concerns.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 29 min13 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Examine children regularly to assess their growth and development.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 8% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 7% | 21 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Plan, implement, or administer health programs or standards in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention or treatment of injury or illness.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 4.2 work days | 6%Half by Jan 2028 | |
| Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 6% | 25 min13 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | Stays with people | |
| Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients and parents or guardians.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 3% | 13 min4 min to 33 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.Done hourly or more 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.
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From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
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