Healthcare Practitioners

Psychiatric Technicians

SOC 29-2053

Support psychiatric patients day to day and watch for changes in condition.

Median pay

$45k

$38k to $50k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

16k openings / yr

Education

Postsecondary cert

AI displacement risk

Low

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

Works with AI

9/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

4th pct

More exposed than 4% of occupations · modeled estimate · 17th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

75/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Monitoring
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Writing

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.