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Neuropsychologists
Apply theories and principles of neuropsychology to evaluate and diagnose disorders of higher cerebral functioning, often in research and medical settings. Study the human brain and the effect of physiological states on human cognition and behavior. May formulate and administer programs of treatment.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 02Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.AI could speed this up a lot
- 03Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.People already use AI for this at work
- 04Diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to the central nervous system, such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases, and various forms of dementing illnesses.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 05Establish neurobehavioral baseline measures for monitoring progressive cerebral disease or recovery.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 06Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.Mostly human for now
- 07Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 08Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in neuropsychology.People already use AI for this at work
- 09Participate in educational programs, in-service training, or workshops to remain current in methods and techniques.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Consult with other professionals about patients' neurological conditions.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job lossToo little dataNot enough work use was seen to measure. This does not mean the job is safe from AI.Anthropic, 2026
46%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 66% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.