Podiatrists
Diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.
9,680 people do this job in the US. $160,300 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 22%
- 7%
- 71%
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, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 19%. Today's estimate: 20%.
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 . 11 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgically treat conditions such as corns, calluses, ingrown nails, tumors, shortened tendons, bunions, cysts, or abscesses.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 23% | 1.3 h38 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Diagnose diseases and deformities of the foot using medical histories, physical examinations, x-rays, and laboratory test results.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 15% | 38 min21 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Make and fit prosthetic appliances.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 14% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Treat bone, muscle, and joint disorders affecting the feet and ankles.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 12% | 33 min17 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Prescribe medications, corrective devices, physical therapy, or surgery.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 8% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Educate the public about the benefits of foot care through techniques such as speaking engagements, advertising, and other forums.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 1.7 h50 min to 5 h | 76%Half by now | |
| Advise patients about treatments and foot care techniques necessary for prevention of future problems.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 7% | 17 min8 min to 33 min | Stays with people | |
| Perform administrative duties, such as hiring employees, ordering supplies, or keeping records.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Correct deformities by means of plaster casts and strapping.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Refer patients to physicians when symptoms indicative of systemic disorders, such as arthritis or diabetes, are observed in feet and legs.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 2% | 13 min8 min to 25 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Treat deformities using mechanical methods, such as whirlpool or paraffin baths, and electrical methods, such as short wave and low voltage currents.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 2% | 33 min17 min to 1.1 h | 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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