Sports Medicine Physicians
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries that occur during sporting events, athletic training, and physical activities.
$265,930 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 57%
- 8%
- 35%
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, 3%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 35%. 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 . 27 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conduct research in the prevention or treatment of injuries or medical conditions related to sports and exercise.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 20% | 1.7 work weeks2.1 work days to 3.5 work weeks | 0%Half by Apr 2029 | |
| Record athletes' medical histories, and perform physical examinations.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 12% | 42 min25 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Diagnose or treat disorders of the musculoskeletal system.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 12% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Order and interpret the results of laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging procedures.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 7% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Evaluate and manage chronic pain conditions.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 7% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Examine, evaluate and treat athletes who have been injured or who have medical problems such as exercise-induced asthma.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 6% | 42 min21 min to 1.4 h | Stays with people | |
| Supervise the rehabilitation of injured athletes.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Provide education and counseling on illness and injury prevention.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min13 min to 42 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Record athletes' medical care information, and maintain medical records.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Coordinate sports care activities with other experts, including specialty physicians and surgeons, athletic trainers, physical therapists, or coaches.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Refer athletes for specialized consultation, physical therapy, or diagnostic testing.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 3% | 17 min8 min to 29 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Prescribe medications for the treatment of athletic-related injuries.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 2% | 13 min8 min to 21 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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Where this job works
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