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Other registered nursing professionals

monitoring symptoms or changes in patients' conditions, supporting and supervising others in the care team and conducting comprehensive holistic assessments of patients to determine their care needs. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: administering prescribed injections and medications is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

What shifts is creating procedures to enhance nursing service operations. This page scores what today's tools actually do, not headlines.

Your week, as this page understands it

Other registered nursing professionals provide general nursing care for the sick, injured and others in need of such care, assist medical doctors with their tasks and work with other healthcare professionals and within teams of healthcare workers in a variety of other professional nursing occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 223: Nursing Professionals. The job title says “other registered nursing professionals”. The real job is the part underneath: administering prescribed injections and medications. That is the thing someone has to be right about.

The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But other registered nursing professionals is not one task. It is 49 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is administering prescribed injections and medications, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI
5%
changing shape
19%
staying human
75%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

Whole-job exposure score 22 out of 100 (1827 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, across 49 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.

How we know this

What is measured: Every published task statement for other registered nursing professionals is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-04. Read the full method.

Your job, task by task

These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.

Shifting to AI

3 tasks

Tasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.

  • Creating procedures to enhance nursing service operations

    This is reading one thing and writing another: procedures in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 65 · 2237/00
    Source:Create procedures to enhance nursing service operations.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 66 out of 100 (6270 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Writing operating procedures is document work that software drafts well from existing practice.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Designing evaluation programmes for nursing practice quality and effectiveness

    This is reading one thing and writing another: evaluation programmes in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 60 · 2237/00
    Source:Design evaluation programmes for nursing practice quality and effectiveness.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 66 out of 100 (5973 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Designing an evaluation programme follows well-published methods that software can draft.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Reviewing patient records for clinical research projects

    This is reading one thing and writing another: patient records in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 60 · 2237/00
    Source:Review patient records for clinical research projects.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 66 out of 100 (6270 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Reading through patient records for a research study is document work software can do at speed.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Changing shape

10 tasks

Tasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.

  • Maintaining accurate and confidential patient or client records

    The software now makes the first pass at accurate, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 80 · 2237/00
    Source:Maintain accurate and confidential patient or client records.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (5260 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Writing up and organising patient records is screen work software already does well, with a nurse checking it.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Advising on health education programmes

    The software now makes the first pass at health education programmes, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Advise on health education programmes.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (4963 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Advice on health education programmes draws on published guidance that software pulls together well.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Designing patient education programmes to facilitate informed healthcare and treatment decisions

    The software now makes the first pass at patient education programmes, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Design patient education programmes to facilitate informed healthcare and treatment decisions.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (5260 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Patient education materials are documents, and software drafts them to a standard a nurse can approve.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Keeping records in doctors' surgeries or clinics

    The software now makes the first pass at records, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Keep records in doctors' surgeries or clinics.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (5260 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Keeping surgery and clinic records is screen work software handles well under a clinician's eye.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Staying human

36 tasks

Tasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.

  • Monitoring symptoms or changes in patients' conditions

    This work happens in the physical world: symptoms, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 2237/00
    Source:Monitor symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (115 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Machines flag changes in readings, but noticing how a patient looks and behaves needs a nurse at the bedside.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Administering prescribed medicines, noting times and amounts on patients' charts

    This work happens in the physical world: prescribed medicines, noting times and amounts, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 2237/00
    Source:Administer prescribed medicines, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (19 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Software can handle the chart entries, but a registered nurse still hands out the medicines in person.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Assessing patients through observation and interviews to identify care needs

    This work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 2237/00
    Source:Assess patients through observation and interviews to identify care needs.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (011 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Assessing someone's care needs relies on being with them and noticing things a screen cannot pick up.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

Show the other 39 tasks
  • Producing care plans and risk assessments

    changing shape

    The software now makes the first pass at care plans, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Produce care plans and risk assessments.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (5260 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Care plans and risk assessments follow set formats, so software can draft them for a nurse to approve.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Developing policies and priorities for nursing care

    changing shape

    The software now makes the first pass at policies, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 60 · 2237/00
    Source:Develop policies and priorities for nursing care.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (4963 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Nursing policies are written documents built on published guidance, so drafts come easily.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Monitoring compliance with regulations in clinical research projects

    changing shape

    The software now makes the first pass at compliance, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 60 · 2237/00
    Source:Monitor compliance with regulations in clinical research projects.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (5260 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Checking research activity against written rules is exactly the comparison software does well.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Maintaining departmental policies, procedures, objectives and infection control standards

    changing shape

    The software now makes the first pass at departmental policies, procedures, objectives and infection control standards, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 65 · 2237/00
    Source:Maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, and infection control standards.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 49 out of 100 (4256 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Keeping policies and standards current is document work, with occasional checks on the ward.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Developing patient discharge plans for continued care

    changing shape

    The software now makes the first pass at patient discharge plans, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Develop patient discharge plans for continued care.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (4155 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Discharge plans are built from records and standard templates, with a nurse checking the clinical detail.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Coordinating educational programmes on topics

    changing shape

    The software now makes the first pass at educational programmes, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 60 · 2237/00
    Source:Coordinate educational programmes on topics such as clinical procedures.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (4155 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Organising training programmes is scheduling and admin that software handles well.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Improving quality of care by contributing to the continuous monitoring of people's experience of care

    staying human

    The ratings behind this row put quality of care well outside what today's tools can do on their own.

    importance 75 · 2237/00
    Source:Improve quality of care by contributing to the continuous monitoring of people's experience of care.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 37 out of 100 (3044 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Pulling together feedback about people's experience of care is largely data and report work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Identifying training needs for nursing students or medical staff

    staying human

    The ratings behind this row put needs well outside what today's tools can do on their own.

    importance 65 · 2237/00
    Source:Identify training needs for nursing students or medical staff.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 37 out of 100 (3044 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Spotting gaps in staff skills is largely a matter of reviewing records and performance data.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Assessing the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice or organisational systems

    staying human

    The ratings behind this row put the quality well outside what today's tools can do on their own.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Assess the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice or organisational systems.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (2539 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Reviewing how well nursing practice works is largely analysis, though local knowledge shapes the conclusions.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Evaluating nursing practice standards in geriatrics for effectiveness

    staying human

    The ratings behind this row put practice standards well outside what today's tools can do on their own.

    importance 60 · 2237/00
    Source:Evaluate nursing practice standards in geriatrics for effectiveness.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (2539 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Judging how well standards work in geriatric care needs local knowledge alongside the written evidence.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Liaising with agencies and other health and social care professionals to ensure continuity of care

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles agencies and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 75 · 2237/00
    Source:Liaise with agencies and other health and social care professionals to ensure continuity of care.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 31 out of 100 (2438 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Chasing and coordinating other services is mostly calls and paperwork, though relationships smooth the way.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Educating patients to help them understand their medical condition

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles patients and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 75 · 2237/00
    Source:Educate patients to help them understand their medical condition.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (1933 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Clear explanations can be drafted by software, but patients want them from a nurse who knows their case.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Developing differential diagnoses to guide patient care

    staying human

    The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for differential diagnoses, and that person cannot be a piece of software.

    importance 65 · 2237/00
    Source:Develop differential diagnoses to guide patient care.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 23 out of 100 (1927 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Software can suggest possible causes, but the clinical decision rests with a registered practitioner.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Leading nursing department's implementation of regulatory or accreditation processes

    staying human

    The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for department's implementation of regulatory, and that person cannot be a piece of software.

    importance 60 · 2237/00
    Source:Lead nursing department's implementation of regulatory or accreditation processes.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 23 out of 100 (1630 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Accreditation work is heavy on paperwork, but leading a department through it depends on people.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Making clinical recommendations to patients based on nursing assessments

    staying human

    The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for clinical recommendations, and that person cannot be a piece of software.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Make clinical recommendations to patients based on nursing assessments.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 19 out of 100 (1523 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Advice given to a patient must come from a registered nurse who carries the clinical responsibility.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Conducting in-service training sessions on topics

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: in-service training sessions, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 65 · 2237/00
    Source:Conduct in-service training sessions on topics such as clinical procedures.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (1125 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Training content can be drafted automatically, but sessions are still run in person for staff.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Mentoring and supporting other support staff

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles other support staff and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 75 · 2237/00
    Source:Mentor and support other support staff.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (917 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Mentoring works because a colleague trusts you, and that relationship cannot be handed to software.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Evaluating and making decisions regarding consent and confidentiality to uphold ethical standards

    staying human

    The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for decisions regarding consent, and that person cannot be a piece of software.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Evaluate and make decisions regarding consent and confidentiality to uphold ethical standards.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (917 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Decisions about consent and confidentiality carry legal weight and must be made by the accountable clinician.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Implementing nursing practice standards in acute care settings

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: practice standards, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Implement nursing practice standards in acute care settings.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (620 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Putting standards into practice happens on the ward, even though the standards themselves are written down.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Prescribing necessary medication based on patient assessments

    staying human

    The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for necessary medication, and that person cannot be a piece of software.

    importance 65 · 2237/00
    Source:Prescribe necessary medication based on patient assessments.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (917 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Prescribing is legally reserved for a registered prescriber, whatever software suggests.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Advocating for patients' rights and needs in healthcare settings

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles patients' rights and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 75 · 2237/00
    Source:Advocate for patients' rights and needs in healthcare settings.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 12 out of 100 (519 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Speaking up for a patient depends on trust and on reading a situation as it unfolds.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Ensuring optimal patient care in collaboration with other healthcare professionals

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: optimal patient care, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 2237/00
    Source:Ensure optimal patient care in collaboration with other healthcare professionals.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (216 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Coordinating care depends on being on the ward and knowing colleagues, though handover notes can be drafted.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Offering counselling services tailored to individual needs.?

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles services and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Offer counselling services tailored to individual needs.?.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (513 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Counselling works through the relationship itself, which needs a person on the other side.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 4/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Communicating effectively with patients, their family, carers and the multi-disciplinary team

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: patients, their family, carers and the multi-disciplinary team, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 2237/00
    Source:Communicate effectively with patients, their family, carers, and the multi-disciplinary team.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (412 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Patients, families and colleagues rely on a real person they know and trust, so this stays human.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Supporting and supervising others in the care team

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: this work, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 2237/00
    Source:Support and supervise others in the care team.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (115 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Supervising a care team depends on being present and on colleagues trusting your judgement.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Conducting comprehensive holistic assessments of patients to determine their care needs

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: comprehensive holistic assessments of patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 2237/00
    Source:Conduct comprehensive holistic assessments of patients to determine their care needs.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (011 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: A full assessment means being with the patient and picking up on things only presence reveals.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Overseeing nursing care staff in the delivery of patient therapy

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: care staff, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Oversee nursing care staff in the delivery of patient therapy.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (011 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Overseeing therapy on the ward means being there to see how it is actually delivered.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Running clinics on health topics

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: clinics, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Run clinics on health topics such as diabetes, weight loss, and stopping smoking.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 3 out of 100 (07 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Running a clinic means seeing patients in person, and a registered nurse must lead the consultation.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Offering reassurance to patients and their families

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: reassurance, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 2237/00
    Source:Offer reassurance to patients and their families.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 2 out of 100 (06 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Reassurance only counts when it comes from a person who is actually there with the family.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 4/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Providing evidence-based nursing care

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: evidence-based nursing care, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 75 · 2237/00
    Source:Provide evidence-based nursing care.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 2 out of 100 (06 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Delivering nursing care is hands-on work that a registered nurse must carry out.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Administering prescribed injections and medications

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: prescribed injections, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 2237/00
    Source:Administer prescribed injections and medications.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Giving an injection needs a trained nurse physically present with the patient, so software cannot take it on.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Measuring patients' vital signs to monitor health

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: patients' vital signs, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 85 · 2237/00
    Source:Measure patients' vital signs to monitor health.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Vital signs must be measured on the patient, which needs someone with them.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Preparing patients for surgery

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 2237/00
    Source:Prepare patients for surgery.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Getting a patient ready for theatre is hands-on work at the bedside.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Providing wound treatment for patients

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: wound treatment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 2237/00
    Source:Provide wound treatment for patients.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Dressing a wound is physical care that a trained nurse must do in person.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Treating patients in hospital wards or outpatient clinics

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 80 · 2237/00
    Source:Treat patients in hospital wards or outpatient clinics.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Treating patients on a ward or in clinic is hands-on care that cannot happen through a screen.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Conducting routine medical tests to support patient care

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: routine medical tests, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Conduct routine medical tests to support patient care.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Taking samples and running routine tests on patients is physical work done at the bedside.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Setting up intravenous drips for patients

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: intravenous drips, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Set up intravenous drips for patients.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Putting up a drip is a hands-on clinical procedure done at the bedside.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Using equipment, catheters, tracheostomy tubes or oxygen suppliers

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: equipment, catheters, tracheostomy tubes or oxygen suppliers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 70 · 2237/00
    Source:Use equipment such as catheters, tracheostomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.

    The rating behind it: Handling catheters, tubes and oxygen equipment is physical care carried out on the patient.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Setting up equipment for medical treatment rooms

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 65 · 2237/00
    Source:Set up equipment for medical treatment rooms.” (UK task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Setting up a treatment room means physically moving and preparing equipment.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay
£42,300a year, before tax, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.ashe-t14, 2025 · ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
How we know this

Source: ashe-t14

Reference period: ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)

Rounding: Shown to the nearest £100. The exact published figure is in the downloadable dataset. We do not render pounds the survey cannot support.

People doing this job
333,200in the UK, 2026.nomis-aps · Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period)This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.

What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.

Why this is shifting

The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: evaluation programmes in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: creating procedures to enhance nursing service operations and designing evaluation programmes for nursing practice quality and effectiveness. What it cannot do is be answerable: prescribed injections need a named person the rules will accept, and software cannot be that person. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.

Your move

Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend

Start with what does not change: administering prescribed injections and medications is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 5% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 19% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 75% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 49 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.

So the thing worth your attention is not the job going away. It is the layer around it. Creating procedures to enhance nursing service operations is the part turning into software, and being the person who understands that layer is worth money.

This week: one thing

Ask the one question. Find whoever is bringing new software into your workplace (the manager, the office, whoever runs the system) and ask them what it is meant to do to evaluation programmes, and what it is not meant to touch. Ten minutes, this week, before anyone decides it for you.

What you end up holding
a straight answer about what is actually being rolled out, and when
How long it takes
ten minutes

If there’s nobody obvious to ask, or you’d rather not ask your manager: Put the same question to your union rep, your shift lead or the person who has been there longest, in person, over a break. Same ten minutes, same answer, and you will usually get a straighter one. Write down what they say. The note is the artifact, and it tells you whether prescribed injections are in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no licence needed.

Over the next 90 days

Get inside the tool rollout rather than waiting for it. Over the next ninety days, ask to be in the group that tests, checks or signs off whatever new system arrives near maintaining accurate and confidential patient or client records. It is usually an unglamorous seat that nobody fights for, and it is the one that decides how the software is used on your job rather than to it.

Over the next 12 months

On this evidence I would not retrain out of this job, and I will say that plainly rather than hedge it. The task list here is dominated by work that stays with a person. What I would do with a year is get formally recognised for the layer around it (the systems, the compliance, the planning), so you are the one who understands the software instead of the one it is done to. Before you pay for anything, spend an hour with National Careers Service. It is free and government-funded, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.

The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them

I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.

I checked the 12 nearest UK occupations to other registered nursing professionals (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was registered community nurses: only about 18% of its durable work is work you already do and there are far fewer of those jobs than of yours. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 22/100 here, with only 5% of the task list in the top band, and “administer prescribed injections and medications” is not work that hands over cleanly. None of them beats deepening what you already have.

How that was checked: this job was compared against all 412 UK occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.

3 moves I checked and rejected

These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.

  • Registered community nurses

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “administer prescribed medicines, noting times and amounts on patients' charts”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 18% of the work in that job the software is not taking.

    Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 18% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on. And it is a narrow door: about 70,400 of those jobs against 333,200 of yours (ONS via Nomis), 21% as many seats.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Registered children's nurses

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “provide wound treatment for patients”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 16% of the work in that job the software is not taking.

    Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 16% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on. And it is a narrow door: about 42,200 of those jobs against 333,200 of yours (ONS via Nomis), 13% as many seats.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Registered specialist nurses

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “provide wound treatment for patients”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 11% of the work in that job the software is not taking.

    Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 11% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on. And it is a narrow door: about 82,300 of those jobs against 333,200 of yours (ONS via Nomis), 25% as many seats.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

What I’d stop worrying about

A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.

  • The headline number you read somewhere

    The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 5% of its task weight, across 49 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.

  • The headlines about your trade disappearing

    They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like administering prescribed injections and medications arrive through rules, insurance and money, slowly and visibly. This page tracks the task evidence and will move when it moves.

  • Retraining out of a job that is holding up

    On this evidence I would not spend money leaving. Spend it on the layer around the job instead: the tools, the paperwork, the planning. That is where the change actually is.

  • The “obvious” next job everyone suggests

    I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.

You are reading the United Kingdom figures

The United States splits this work across more than one official group, of which Registered Nurses is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

Switch to the United States page →partial match

In US official statistics this job is counted as Registered Nurses, Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Practitioners and Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. Pay is shown separately for each of those groups (medians cannot be averaged together), while the task list and the scores on this page are for this group only.

Your route through this

Where to go next, and what it costs

Free, and complete

The moves above cost nothing. These are the real services that go with them: public, government-funded, and free at the point of use. Nothing on this page is behind an email address or a payment.

No Space for this job, but one for what is happening to it

Nothing Collab365 runs is built for registered nurse, and we are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.

The working behind that
No healthcare Space; generalist rule blocks The AI Authority for regulated clinical work.

There is one that is not about a job title at all. The AI Authority is about being the person who directs these tools at work rather than the person they get compared to. That is worth saying here, because 5% of the work on this page is already inside what they can do.

Try The AI Authority free

7 days free, no card needed. Explore up to 2 Spaces before you choose a plan: you pick a plan later, not now.

The AI Authority is a general community about working with AI, not a course for registered nurse. You do not need it to act on anything here: the moves above cost nothing and stand on their own. The data on this page is the same either way.

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Questions people ask about this job

Will AI replace Other registered nursing professionals?
Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 49 official task statements scored for Other registered nursing professionals (United Kingdom, SOC 2237), 5% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 22 out of 100 (range 18–27, band: low). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
Which tasks in “Other registered nursing professionals” can AI already do?
The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Create procedures to enhance nursing service operations” (66/100, high); “Design evaluation programmes for nursing practice quality and effectiveness” (66/100, high); “Review patient records for clinical research projects” (66/100, high). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
Which tasks in “Other registered nursing professionals” stay human?
About 75% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Set up equipment for medical treatment rooms” (0/100, minimal); “Use equipment such as catheters, tracheostomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers” (0/100, minimal); “Set up intravenous drips for patients” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
What should someone working in “Other registered nursing professionals” do about AI?
Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 5% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 75% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
How is the AI exposure score for Other registered nursing professionals calculated?
Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 49 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

Where these numbers come from

About the data on this page

  • Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
  • This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.
  • The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
  • Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.
Task statements
gaisi-indexProcessing: catalogue-bridge → ssc-relatedness-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
Task weights
gaisi-index (relatedness)
Scores
Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
Pay and employment
ashe-t14 (ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025))nomis-aps (Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period))

Figures on this page come from release 2026-q4.1, published 2026-08-05. Every release keeps its own permanent address, so a figure you cite in March is still there, unchanged, in November.

The plain-English wording on this page is assembled directly from the task statements and the published ratings, not written by hand for this occupation. That is why it is specific, and it is also why we say so.

The routes and free resources further up are today’s, not the release’s (last reviewed 2026-08-05). A route is an offer, not a historical fact, so it moves on its own clock.

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@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}

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