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Podiatrists
Diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Treat bone, muscle, and joint disorders affecting the feet and ankles.Mostly human for now
- 02Diagnose diseases and deformities of the foot using medical histories, physical examinations, x-rays, and laboratory test results.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 03Advise patients about treatments and foot care techniques necessary for prevention of future problems.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 04Prescribe medications, corrective devices, physical therapy, or surgery.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 05Surgically treat conditions such as corns, calluses, ingrown nails, tumors, shortened tendons, bunions, cysts, or abscesses.Mostly human for now
- 06Refer patients to physicians when symptoms indicative of systemic disorders, such as arthritis or diabetes, are observed in feet and legs.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 07Make and fit prosthetic appliances.Mostly human for now
- 08Correct deformities by means of plaster casts and strapping.Mostly human for now
- 09Perform administrative duties, such as hiring employees, ordering supplies, or keeping records.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Educate the public about the benefits of foot care through techniques such as speaking engagements, advertising, and other forums.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
29%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 48% 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.
- Treat bone, muscle, and joint disorders affecting the feet and ankles.
- Surgically treat conditions such as corns, calluses, ingrown nails, tumors, shortened tendons, bunions, cysts, or abscesses.
- Make and fit prosthetic appliances.