Psychiatrists
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.
27,980 people do this job in the US. $281,870 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 51%
- 37%
- 12%
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, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 44%. Today's estimate: 47%.
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 . 12 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescribe, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 16% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 14% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Teach, take continuing education classes, attend conferences or seminars, or conduct research and publish findings to increase understanding of mental, emotional, or behavioral states or disorders.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 12% | 3.3 h50 min to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social or medical history obtained from patients, relatives, or other professionals.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 11% | 33 min17 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Analyze and evaluate patient data or test findings to diagnose nature or extent of mental disorder.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 10% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Counsel outpatients or other patients during office visits.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Review and evaluate treatment procedures and outcomes of other psychiatrists or medical professionals.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 7% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Serve on committees to promote or maintain community mental health services or delivery systems.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h50 min to 4.2 h | 82%Half by now | |
| Prepare and submit case reports or summaries to government or mental health agencies.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 65%Half by now | |
| Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patients to provide information on general physical condition or mental disorder.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Advise or inform guardians, relatives, or significant others of patients' conditions or treatment.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 2% | 25 min13 min to 50 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.
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