Healthcare Practitioners

Anesthesiologists

SOC 29-1211

Administer anesthesia and monitor patients through surgery.

Median pay

$391k

$207k to $491k typical range

Outlook

Growing

1k openings / yr

Education

Doctoral (MD) plus residency

AI displacement risk

Low

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

39/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

56th pct

More exposed than 56% of occupations · modeled estimate · 7th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

79/100

Key skills

Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Science

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.