Will AI replace Paramedics?

Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 59 official task statements scored for Paramedics (United Kingdom, SOC 2255), 2% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 11 out of 100 (range 8–17, band: minimal). 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 “Paramedics” can AI already do?

The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Maintain records of equipment settings as required” (93/100, very high); “Maintain accurate records” (49/100, partial); “Evaluate and reflect on the effectiveness of own practice for self-development” (44/100, partial). 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 “Paramedics” stay human?

About 95% 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: “Respond to patient call signals, lights, bells, or intercoms to assess and address their needs” (0/100, minimal); “Assist in the delivery of babies” (0/100, minimal); “Perform cannulation to insert a cannula into a large vein when necessary” (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 “Paramedics” do about AI?

Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 2% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 95% 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 Paramedics 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 59 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.

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Paramedics

administering first aid treatment to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings, checking equipment to ensure that it is operating and functioning correctly and providing emergency injections and medications. 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 first aid treatment to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 2%
changing shape: 3%
staying human: 95%

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

Whole-job exposure score 11 out of 100 (8–17 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 59 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 paramedics 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.

What shifts is maintaining records of equipment settings. This page scores what today's tools actually do, not headlines.

Your week, as this page understands it

Paramedics provide first aid and life support treatment in emergency situations and transport sick and injured people who require skilled treatment. The job title says “paramedics”. The real job is the part underneath: administering first aid treatment to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings. 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 paramedics is not one task. It is 59 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is administering first aid treatment to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 2%
changing shape: 3%
staying human: 95%

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

How we know this

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.

5 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
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.

Shifting to AI

1 task

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.

Maintaining records of equipment settings
This is reading one thing and writing another: records of equipment settings in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 75 · 2255/00
Source: “Maintain records of equipment settings as required.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 93 out of 100 (86–100 allowing for uncertainty): very 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: Machines already log their own settings, so keeping these records is the part most easily handled by software.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Changing shape

2 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 records
The software now makes the first pass at accurate records, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Maintain accurate records.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 49 out of 100 (45–53 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: Writing up accurate records is close to what document tools already do well, though paramedics capture them in the field.
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.
Evaluating and reflecting on the effectiveness of own practice for self-development
The software now makes the first pass at the effectiveness of own practice, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 75 · 2255/00
Source: “Evaluate and reflect on the effectiveness of own practice for self-development.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 44 out of 100 (37–51 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: A tool can structure a reflection, but the experience being reflected on is the paramedic's own and feeds their registration.
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 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

Staying human

56 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.

Administering first aid treatment to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings
This work happens in the physical world: first aid treatment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 95 · 2255/00
Source: “Administer first aid treatment to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Giving first aid means physically treating an injured person at the scene, which software simply cannot do.
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.
Providing medical assessments and any immediate course of treatment prior to transporting them to a designated hospital
This work happens in the physical world: medical assessments, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 95 · 2255/00
Source: “Provide medical assessments and any immediate course of treatment prior to transporting them to a designated hospital.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Assessing and treating an emergency patient before hospital is hands-on, and the drugs involved may only be given by a registered paramedic.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · 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 3/4.
Responding to emergency calls to provide medical assistance
This work happens in the physical world: emergency calls, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 95 · 2255/00
Source: “Respond to emergency calls to provide medical assistance.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Answering an emergency call means physically getting to the patient and treating them.
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.
Administering medical treatments based on examination findings
This work happens in the physical world: medical treatments, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 2255/00
Source: “Administer medical treatments based on examination findings.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (0–12 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: Software can suggest treatment from findings, but a registered clinician still has to physically give it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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 2/4.
Assessing situations upon arrival at the scene
This work happens in the physical world: situations upon arrival, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 2255/00
Source: “Assess situations upon arrival at the scene.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–11 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: Sizing up an emergency scene depends on being there, seeing hazards and casualties for yourself.
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.
Driving to medical emergencies to provide immediate care
This work happens in the physical world: medical emergencies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 2255/00
Source: “Drive to medical emergencies to provide immediate care.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Driving an ambulance to an emergency is physical work behind the wheel.
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 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Providing emergency medication to patients in critical situations
This work happens in the physical world: emergency medication, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 2255/00
Source: “Provide emergency medication to patients in critical situations.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Giving emergency drugs to a critically ill patient is a hands-on act by a registered clinician.
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.

Show the other 49 tasks

Arranging hospital admissions for patient treatment and care
staying human
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for hospital admissions, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Arrange hospital admissions for patient treatment and care.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 36 out of 100 (29–43 allowing for uncertainty): low 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: Handovers and admission requests are largely paperwork a system can draft, though the clinical decision to convey stays with the paramedic.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Reporting patient information to doctors for further assessment
staying human
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for patient information, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Report patient information to doctors for further assessment.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 36 out of 100 (29–43 allowing for uncertainty): low 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: Pulling patient details into a clear report for a doctor is largely structured writing software already handles well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Maintaining patient confidentiality
staying human
The ratings behind this row put patient confidentiality well outside what today's tools can do on their own.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Maintain patient confidentiality.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (25–39 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: Systems already lock down patient information, though a paramedic's judgement about what to say, and to whom, stays human.
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.
Supporting health promotion and disease prevention activities
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles health promotion and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 70 · 2255/00
Source: “Support health promotion and disease prevention activities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 30 out of 100 (23–37 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: Health promotion materials are easy to produce, but the persuading happens between people.
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 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Communicating accurately, ensuring compliance with data protection legislation and maintaining security, professionalism and courtesy
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: accurately, ensuring compliance, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Communicate accurately, ensuring compliance with data protection legislation and maintaining security, professionalism, and courtesy.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (19–33 allowing for uncertainty): low 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: Software drafts clear, data-protection-compliant messages well, but much of a paramedic's communicating happens face to face at the scene.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Coordinating with emergency services and relevant bodies during emergencies
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles emergency services and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Coordinate with emergency services and relevant bodies during emergencies.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 23 out of 100 (16–30 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: Much of this is passing structured information between control rooms, though live judgement between agencies still needs a person.
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 2/4.
Coordinating patient care with GPs
staying human
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for patient care, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 75 · 2255/00
Source: “Coordinate patient care with GPs, physiotherapists, and other health professionals.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 23 out of 100 (16–30 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: Letters and summaries are easy to draft, but agreeing a patient's ongoing care with GPs needs a clinician on the call.
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.
Providing general health advice to patients in person
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: general health advice, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2255/00
Source: “Provide general health advice to patients in person.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 23 out of 100 (16–30 allowing for uncertainty): low 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: General health advice is well documented and easy to generate, but this task says it is given face to face.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · 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.
Establishing and maintaining a safe practice environment
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: a safe practice environment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Establish and maintain a safe practice environment, maintaining confidentiality and records appropriately.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 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; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Keeping records and confidentiality is largely deskwork software handles, but making a scene physically safe still needs someone there.
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 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Looking after own health and wellbeing
staying human
The ratings behind this row put after own health well outside what today's tools can do on their own.
importance 70 · 2255/00
Source: “Look after own health and wellbeing, seeking appropriate support where necessary.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the five ratings behind the score, with no single dominant reason.
The rating behind it: Looking after your own health is personal action rather than something that can be produced for you.
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 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Conducting new staff induction sessions
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: new staff induction sessions, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 2255/00
Source: “Conduct new staff induction sessions as required.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 20 out of 100 (13–27 allowing for uncertainty): low 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: Induction content is easy to generate, but ambulance inductions are run in person around real vehicles and kit.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Monitoring symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: symptoms, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Monitor symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (11–25 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: Monitors and scoring tools spot much of this, but judging whether a patient is deteriorating needs a clinician at the bedside.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.
Interviewing patients to obtain their medical histories
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Interview patients to obtain their medical histories.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (11–25 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: Structured history questions are easy to generate, though getting a clear story from an acutely unwell person at the scene is not.
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.
Observing and documenting the patient's condition
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: the patient's condition, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Observe and document the patient's condition, treatment, and reactions to medication.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (11–25 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: Monitors and dictation tools capture much of this, but noticing how a patient is changing needs a clinician present.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.
Assessing and deciding on the best location for patient care within the hospital
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: the best location, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2255/00
Source: “Assess and decide on the best location for patient care within the hospital.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 16 out of 100 (9–23 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: Software can suggest where a patient should go from their condition, but the crew judges the department and the moment.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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 2/4.
Briefing doctors, midwives and nurses in A&E departments upon a patient's arrival at the hospital
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: doctors, midwives and nurses, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Brief doctors, midwives, and nurses in A&E departments upon a patient's arrival at the hospital.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 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: Software can draft a structured handover from the patient record, but the crew still gives it face to face.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.
Attending training classes to maintain existing knowledge
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: classes, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2255/00
Source: “Attend training classes to maintain existing knowledge.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 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: Software can summarise the material, but the paramedic still has to attend and take in the training themselves.
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.
Determining the circumstances of the emergency in coordination with treatment centre staff
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: the circumstances of the emergency, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2255/00
Source: “Determine the circumstances of the emergency in coordination with treatment centre staff.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 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: Sharing what has happened with hospital staff is largely structured information, though it is done live under time pressure.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.
Practising within the profession's legal and ethical boundaries
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: within the profession's legal, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Practise within the profession's legal and ethical boundaries.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 11 out of 100 (4–18 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: Only someone on the paramedic register can practise as one, so the accountability sits with a named human.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Acting in a professional manner at all times
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: a professional manner, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Act in a professional manner at all times.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 10 out of 100 (3–17 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: Professional conduct is something a person does in front of patients and colleagues, not an output a tool can produce.
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 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Maintaining medical equipment to ensure readiness for emergency response
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: medical equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Maintain medical equipment to ensure readiness for emergency response.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (2–16 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 rating behind it: Checking and restocking kit follows a clear checklist, but someone still has to open the bags and look.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Exercising professional judgement as an autonomous professional
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: professional judgement, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Exercise professional judgement as an autonomous professional.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (2–16 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: Being the autonomous professional who carries the decision is the point of registration, and no tool can hold that responsibility.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Practising inclusively, recognising the impact of culture, equality and diversity
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: inclusively, recognising the impact of culture, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Practise inclusively, recognising the impact of culture, equality, and diversity.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (2–16 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: Guidance on inclusive care is written down, but reading a particular patient's needs happens live, in the room.
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.
Coordinating work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire brigade staff
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: work, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire brigade staff.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (1–15 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: Working alongside police and fire crews at an incident runs on live judgement and trust between people who are there.
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.
Working with all colleagues as a team
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: all colleagues, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Work with all colleagues as a team.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–8 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: Working as part of a team is about the relationships between the people in it.
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 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Checking details with others present
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: details, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2255/00
Source: “Check details with others present, such as the police.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–11 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: Checking facts with police standing beside you at a scene depends on being there in person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Providing assessment and treatment of activity-related injuries or medical conditions at matches and competitions
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: assessment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 2255/00
Source: “Provide assessment and treatment of activity-related injuries or medical conditions at matches and competitions.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–11 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 and treating injured players pitchside needs a clinician physically present at the event.
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 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Gaining patient consent before assessments and treatment
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: patient consent before assessments, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Gain patient consent before assessments and treatment.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 3 out of 100 (0–7 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: Consent has to be taken in person by the clinician treating the patient, and it depends on their trust.
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 2/4.
Interacting with the public at incident scenes
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: the public, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2255/00
Source: “Interact with the public at incident scenes.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 3 out of 100 (0–10 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: Talking to bystanders at a scene depends on being there and reading the mood in person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Managing emergency response teams
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: emergency response teams, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2255/00
Source: “Manage emergency response teams.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 3 out of 100 (0–10 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: Running a team at an incident depends on being present and on the crew trusting your direction.
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 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Supporting student paramedics in their training
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: student paramedics, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 65 · 2255/00
Source: “Support student paramedics in their training.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 3 out of 100 (0–10 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: Mentoring a student paramedic happens on shift, side by side, and rests on the relationship between them.
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 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
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 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Offer reassurance to patients and their families.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 2 out of 100 (0–6 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.
Negotiating with family members present at incident scenes
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: family members present, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 2255/00
Source: “Negotiate with family members present at incident scenes.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 2 out of 100 (0–6 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: Talking a distressed family through what is happening rests entirely on a person being there with them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 4/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Stabilising patients in critical condition at emergency scenes to prepare for transport
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 2255/00
Source: “Stabilise patients in critical condition at emergency scenes to prepare for transport.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Stabilising a critically ill patient at the roadside is hands-on work that has to happen 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 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Carrying out manual defibrillation for emergency cardiac care
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: manual defibrillation, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Carry out manual defibrillation for emergency cardiac care.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Shocking a heart back into rhythm is done by hand at the patient's side by a trained registered paramedic.
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.
Checking equipment to ensure that it is operating and functioning correctly
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Check equipment to ensure that it is operating and functioning correctly.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Checking that kit works means physically handling it before every shift.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Providing emergency injections and medications
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: emergency injections, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Provide emergency injections and medications.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Injecting a patient is physical work only a trained clinician can carry out.
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.
Using a defibrillator to revive patients
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: a defibrillator, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2255/00
Source: “Use a defibrillator to revive patients.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Using a defibrillator on a patient means hands on the machine and the 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.
Carrying out emergency pharmacological interventions
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: emergency pharmacological interventions, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Carry out emergency pharmacological interventions.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Emergency drugs are given by hand, and the law only lets registered paramedics give many of them.
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.
Testing or decontaminating medical equipment to ensure safety and functionality
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: medical equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Test or decontaminate medical equipment to ensure safety and functionality.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Cleaning and testing equipment is physical work with the kit in your hands.
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 3/4.
Using ventilators to assist breathing in emergency situations
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: ventilators, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2255/00
Source: “Use ventilators to assist breathing in emergency situations.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Setting up and running a ventilator on a patient is hands-on work only a registered clinician may do.
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.
Conducting cardioversion as part of emergency cardiac care
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: cardioversion, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2255/00
Source: “Conduct cardioversion as part of emergency cardiac care.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Delivering a controlled electric shock to a patient is a hands-on procedure by a registered clinician.
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.
Operating equipment, such as electrocardiograms, ECGs), external defibrillators or bag valve mask resuscitators
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2255/00
Source: “Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (ECGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Operating resuscitation equipment on a patient is hands-on work at the patient’s side.
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.
Supporting healthcare professionals in providing patient care in hospitals or health centres
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: healthcare professionals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2255/00
Source: “Support healthcare professionals in providing patient care in hospitals or health centres.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Hands-on help with patient care happens at the bedside, and only registered staff may deliver it.
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 endotracheal intubation in emergency situations
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: endotracheal intubation, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2255/00
Source: “Conduct endotracheal intubation in emergency situations.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Placing a breathing tube is a delicate hands-on procedure 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.
Inserting peripheral or central intravenous catheters
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: peripheral, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2255/00
Source: “Insert peripheral or central intravenous catheters.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Putting a line into a vein is a hands-on clinical procedure restricted to trained registered staff.
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.
Performing cannulation to insert a cannula into a large vein
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: cannulation, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2255/00
Source: “Perform cannulation to insert a cannula into a large vein when necessary.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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 a cannula into a vein is a physical clinical skill performed 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.
Assisting in the delivery of babies
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: the delivery of babies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 2255/00
Source: “Assist in the delivery of babies.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Delivering a baby needs skilled hands at the mother's side, and only a registered clinician may take that 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 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Responding to patient call signals
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: patient call signals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 2255/00
Source: “Respond to patient call signals, lights, bells, or intercoms to assess and address their needs.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 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: Answering a call bell means physically going to the patient and dealing with whatever is needed.
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 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay: £53,800a 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: 37,800in 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: records of equipment settings in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: maintaining records of equipment settings and maintaining accurate records. What it cannot do is be answerable: first aid treatment needs 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 first aid treatment to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 2% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 3% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 95% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 59 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. Maintaining records of equipment settings 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 records of equipment settings, 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 first aid treatment is 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 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 paramedics (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was registered children's nurses: only about 13% of its durable work is work you already do and it pays 22.0% less. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 11/100 here, with only 2% of the task list in the top band, and “administer first aid treatment to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings” 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 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 medical assessments and any immediate course of treatment prior to transporting them to a designated…”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 13% 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 13% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on. It is a pay cut, in those words: £41,963 against your £53,818, 22.0% less (ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Generalist medical practitioners
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 general health advice to patients in person”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 9% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 9% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step.
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Other registered nursing professionals
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “offer reassurance to patients and their families”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 8% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 8% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. It is a pay cut, in those words: £42,300 against your £53,818, 21.4% less (ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
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: 2% of its task weight, across 59 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 first aid treatment to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings 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 Physician Assistants is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

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The other groups this work is counted across:

In US official statistics this job is counted as Physician Assistants, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics. 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.

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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.

In England:
National Careers Service
A free hour with a government-funded careers adviser is worth more than another evening of reading. In England that's the National Careers Service.
Free, government-funded
- Discover your skills and careers (the skills assessment)
In England:
National Careers Service - Find a course
Search what's actually running near you before you spend anything.
Free to search; individual courses vary
In England:
Free courses for jobs (Level 3 qualifications)
A free Level 3 qualification you already qualify for beats a paid course you don't need.
Free for eligible adults
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Free, up to 16 weeks, and you get a job interview at the end. In England these are Skills Bootcamps - search what's running near you.
Free for eligible adults in England
- Skills Bootcamps - what they are and who can do them (DfE, Skills for Careers)
- Skills Bootcamps - JobHelp (DWP)
In Scotland:
My World of Work (Skills Development Scotland)
In Scotland it's My World of Work, from Skills Development Scotland.
Free, publicly funded
- Skills Development Scotland
In Wales:
Careers Wales
In Wales it's Careers Wales.
Free, Welsh Government-funded
In Northern Ireland:
Careers Service Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland it's the Careers Service on nidirect.
Free, Department for the Economy-funded

Why there is no community here

Collab365, who build this site, run paid Spaces for a small number of subjects, and none of them is built for this job. We are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.

So the free services listed on this page are the whole answer, and it is the same answer we would give a friend.

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Questions people ask about this job

Will AI replace Paramedics?: Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 59 official task statements scored for Paramedics (United Kingdom, SOC 2255), 2% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 11 out of 100 (range 8–17, band: minimal). 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 “Paramedics” can AI already do?: The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Maintain records of equipment settings as required” (93/100, very high); “Maintain accurate records” (49/100, partial); “Evaluate and reflect on the effectiveness of own practice for self-development” (44/100, partial). 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 “Paramedics” stay human?: About 95% 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: “Respond to patient call signals, lights, bells, or intercoms to assess and address their needs” (0/100, minimal); “Assist in the delivery of babies” (0/100, minimal); “Perform cannulation to insert a cannula into a large vein when necessary” (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 “Paramedics” do about AI?: Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 2% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 95% 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 Paramedics 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 59 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.

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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.
5 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
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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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).

BibTeX

@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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