INDEX/JOBS/REGISTERED-NURSE
HEALTHCARELOW EXPOSUREREPORT ID #3146

Registered Nurse.

Nursing is among the most resilient professions to AI — the hands-on care, emotional presence, and real-time clinical judgment at the bedside cannot be replicated by language models.

EXPOSURE
31%
↑ 2.1pp vs Q1
RESILIENCE
88
durable index
MEDIAN PAY
$81k
$61k – $116k
10Y GROWTH
+6%
Faster than avg
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// EXPOSURE
0%
Registered Nurses
THE TASK-LEVEL VERDICT
DOCUMENT-ANALYSIS
RESEARCH-SYNTHESIS
Where the score comes from

Time spent, weighted by AI capability.

Distribution by class
0%
30%
70%
AI-Substitutable
AI-Assisted
Human-Critical
Task breakdown
All 8 canonical tasks
Task Exposure ClassificationTime share
01Clinical documentation and charting
72%
AI-Assisted18%
02Medication administration review
48%
AI-Assisted12%
03Patient assessment and monitoring
22%
Human-Critical24%
04Patient and family education
19%
Human-Critical11%
05Care coordination with physicians
16%
Human-Critical9%
06Emergency response and triage
12%
Human-Critical7%
07Administer medications and treatments
8%
Human-Critical16%
08Emotional support and counseling
6%
Human-Critical3%
Task profile · radar
Where the work concentrates.
COGNITIVE64CREATIVE28MANUAL88SOCIAL91PROCEDURAL74JUDGEMENT84
Procedural and Cognitive tasks dominate this role — both highly model-addressable. Social and Judgement axes are smaller but more resilient.
Capability creep · 8 years
Exposure climbed 22pp since 2018.
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Editorial signals

What the data is telling us.

INSIGHT · 01
EXPOSURE SIGNAL
Clinical documentation is the most AI-assisted area — ambient AI scribing tools are already being adopted to reduce charting burden.
INSIGHT · 02
AUGMENTATION SIGNAL
Medication review and care coordination are AI-augmented through clinical decision support tools. Nurses still make and own the final call.
INSIGHT · 03
RESILIENCE SIGNAL
Bedside care, patient assessment, emergency response, and emotional support are irreducibly human. AI will assist nurses, not replace them, for the foreseeable future.
Resilient adjacencies

Where registered nurses move next.

Nurse Practitioner
Low
28%
-3pp vs Registered
Clinical Informatics Specialist
Moderate
54%
23pp vs Registered
Healthcare Administrator
Moderate
58%
27pp vs Registered
Physician Assistant
Low
34%
3pp vs Registered
Care Coordinator
Moderate
42%
11pp vs Registered
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Registered Nurse
31%
AI-Exposed
69% remain human-critical
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FAQ

Common questions about Registered Nurse AI exposure.

What is the AI exposure score for Registered Nurses?

Registered Nurses have an overall AI exposure score of 31%, meaning approximately 31% of their time-weighted tasks can be substantially assisted or substituted by current frontier AI models. This places the role in the "Low" exposure category.

Will AI replace Registered Nurses?

AI is unlikely to fully replace Registered Nurses in the near term. The 69% of tasks classified as Human-Critical — including Patient assessment and monitoring and Administer medications and treatments — remain strongly human-dependent. AI is more likely to augment the role, raising productivity and shifting focus toward higher-judgment work.

What tasks are most exposed to AI for Registered Nurses?

The most AI-exposed tasks for Registered Nurses include: . These have exposure scores of respectively.

What skills should Registered Nurses develop to stay resilient?

Registered Nurses should focus on developing skills in areas that AI struggles with: Patient assessment and monitoring, Administer medications and treatments, Patient and family education. Adjacent careers with lower exposure include Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Informatics Specialist.