Registered Nurses

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Will "Registered Nurses" be replaced by AI & Robots?

There is very little chance of this occupation being replaced by robots/AI. This is further validated by our poll, which suggests a 21% chance of automation within the next 2 decades.

Automation Risk Level

Totally Safe

or 0.9% probability of automation

People Employed

2,982,280

as of 2019

Median Annual Wage

$73,300

or $35.24 hourly

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How this compares with other jobs: 46 out of 707

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Job description

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes Clinical Nurse Specialists.

SOC Code: 29-1141

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MBChB (No chance) says

You can't automate empathy. Health & Medicine in general should be safe!

Jun 11, 2020 at 12:03 AM

jessie (No chance) says

my mum is a nurse

Mar 20, 2020 at 01:29 PM

_a_random_guy_on_the_internet_ says

I highly doubt that nurses and other medical professionals would be taken over by robots, it requires a human touch as no robot ever will be able to see what a human sees

Mar 09, 2020 at 05:18 PM

Lisa Browne says

There is just no way nursing will ever be replaced by AI. supplemented maybe. But replaced no

Feb 21, 2020 at 05:08 PM

Francisco says

That's right baby.... It's too bad there's a dearth of actual humans who actually give a fuck about other people though

Feb 01, 2020 at 06:03 PM

TJ (Small chance) says

Some tasks of nursing are being automated, but the overall profession is safe for the moment.

Dec 14, 2019 at 04:47 AM

YT (No chance) says

this requires human touch. not robots. Especially those in the home care & old folks home.

Oct 08, 2019 at 03:31 AM

Sierra Iwanow (Small chance) says

Nurses are there to help people where as robots can’t give you advice and reall support then and there like humans and people can.

Aug 26, 2019 at 06:52 AM

JRG, RN (Could go either way) says

I can see the day when a patient sticks an arm into a sleeve, an IV is automatically inserted, medicines dispensed, vital signs taken, and oral meds will pop out of a closed tray. Etc.

Aug 14, 2019 at 02:50 AM

Shanna (No chance) says

Wow!! I suppose that's a cost effective approach. However, the documentation requirements would need human oversite to assess how procedure was tolerated, pt. Teaching/understanding.

May 14, 2020 at 11:16 PM

Simone says

That's only a small part of what nurses are currently responsible for. Nurses and engineers will be the last jobs to be automated, if ever. They will become very high tech jobs in the future, due to their multidimensional and dynamic nature. If you want to be a nurse or work in the healthcare industry go for it! Your job will be forever safe and in demand, not to mention the positive influence it'll have in your personal life!

Jul 09, 2020 at 08:01 AM

Joey says

Will ai be a threat to my life?

May 01, 2019 at 05:46 PM

Magic 8-Ball says

Signs point to yes.

Aug 13, 2019 at 03:04 PM

Genysis (Small chance) says

They will definitely kill you.

Jul 05, 2020 at 07:33 AM