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Will AI replace Radiation Therapists?

Provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiation oncologist according to established practices and standards. The percentage shown is a task-exposure model, not a prediction of certain job loss.

O*NET 30.3 · 29-1124.00 · modeled exposure, not guaranteed job loss
LOW TASK EXPOSURE
11%
Estimated share of representative tasks exposed to current AI capabilities.
Task automation shareⓘ
11%Automatable
Automatable11%
Augmentable49%
Hard to automate40%
Based on analysis of representative responsibilities and current AI capability maturity.
Category#
Healthcare
Clinical & Care
Modeled pay midpoint$
$76,100/yr
Directional estimate — verify locally
Time until impact⌁
6–10+ years
Earliest 2032 · widespread 2036+
Task-level replaceability ⓘ
Representative tasks ranked from highest to lowest AI exposure.
✦Clinical accountability and hands-on care30%
✦Patient trust and complex diagnosis26%
◇Position patients for treatment with accuracy, according to prescription.21%
⚙Administer prescribed doses of radiation to specific body parts, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards.13%
▥Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others.12%
Impact timeline ⓘ
How AI assistance may move from early support to wider adoption.
2032Next2036+
Light supportAI provides limited help with position patients for treatment with accuracy, according to prescription..
AugmentationTools improve productivity without owning outcomes.
Human-ledCore work stays anchored in clinical accountability and hands-on care.
6–10+ yearsdirectional confidence window
HOW AI CHANGES THIS JOBtyping the logic in plain English
01>Start with the real work done by Radiation Therapists.
02>AI can help with: Position patients for treatment with accuracy, according to prescription.
03>If a task is repetitive and easy to check, AI pressure goes up.
04>But a person is still needed for: Clinical accountability and hands-on care.
05>Likely result: AI mostly acts as a helper while the core job stays human-led.
06>Important: 11% is estimated task exposure—not a 11% chance of losing the job.
What AI can do
Position patients for treatment with accuracy, according to prescription.LOW MATCH
Administer prescribed doses of radiation to specific body parts, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards.LOW MATCH
Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others.LOW MATCH
How estimates work →
Your human moat
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Clinical accountability and hands-on care

HIGH MOAT

Combined with patient trust and complex diagnosis, this keeps a human in the loop.

Strength8.9
Similar-role comparison
RoleRisk
Radiation Therapists11%
Paramedic / EMT12%
Surgeon10%
Physical Therapist Aides12%
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Why this score?

✓The model evaluates 3 representative core tasks.
✓The core work depends on presence, dexterity, or accountability.
✓Occupation and task language comes from O*NET 30.3.
✓The strongest human advantage is clinical accountability and hands-on care.
Research basis

O*NET 30.3 occupation tasks plus the ILO 2025 exposure framework. Scores are directional estimates.

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Data: O*NET 30.3 · Model framework: ILO 2025About O*NETShare report
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