All occupations › Healthcare practitionersCan AI Replace Anesthesiologists in 2026? Lower exposure. AI could handle about 40% of today's anesthesiologists tasks by 2036, and there is a 8% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI both assists and takes over tasks.
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Timeline Year 2030 Headcount (2025 = 100)
101
Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs
7% 2030 · 8% 2036
One person could cover, 2036
1.3 roles
0% 50% 100% 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 8% 2027: 10% 2028: 12% 2029: 15% 2030: 19% 2031: 24% 2032: 29% 2033: 33% 2034: 37% 2035: 39% 2036: 40% 19% Share of today's tasks AI can perform 40 80 120 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 101 2027: 101 2028: 101 2029: 101 2030: 101 2031: 100 2032: 99 2033: 99 2034: 99 2035: 99 2036: 99 101 Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line) Your survival map Not every part of your job is at the same risk. Tap a number to see what to do about each task.
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1 Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications. 2 Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery. 3 Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods. 4 Instruct individuals and groups on ways to preserve health and prevent disease. 5 Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures. 6 Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain. 7 Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure. 8 Order laboratory tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic procedures. 9 Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions. 10 Diagnose illnesses, using examinations, tests, and reports. Based on 18 O*NET tasks for "Anesthesiologists" (SOC 29-1211.00). LLM alone: 0% of tasks; with AI tools: 50%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10
