AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 29-1141.02
Will AI replace Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses?
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses: AI can already handle 6 of 24 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 24 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, from most to least exposed. 6 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assess patients' mental and physical status, based on the presenting symptoms and complaints. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including psychiatrists, psychologists, or nursing staff, to develop, implement, or evaluate treatment plans. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs) and renal functioning tests. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Develop practice protocols for mental health problems, based on review and evaluation of published research. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Develop, implement, or evaluate programs such as outreach activities, community mental health programs, and crisis situation response activities. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Consult with psychiatrists or other professionals when unusual or complex cases are encountered. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Educate patients and family members about mental health and medical conditions, preventive health measures, medications, or treatment plans. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Develop and implement treatment plans. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Participate in activities aimed at professional growth and development, including conferences or continuing education activities. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Teach classes in mental health topics, such as stress reduction. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Write prescriptions for psychotropic medications as allowed by state regulations and collaborative practice agreements. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Conduct individual, group, or family psychotherapy for those with chronic or acute mental disorders. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Refer patients requiring more specialized or complex treatment to psychiatrists, primary care physicians, or other medical specialists. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Participate in treatment team conferences regarding diagnosis or treatment of difficult cases. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Monitor the use and status of medical and pharmaceutical supplies. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Provide routine physical health screenings to detect or monitor problems such as heart disease and diabetes. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Direct or provide home health services. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Monitor patients' medication usage and results. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Evaluate patients' behavior to formulate diagnoses or assess treatments. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Distinguish between physiologically- and psychologically-based disorders, and diagnose appropriately. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Administer medications, including those administered by injection. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Treat patients for routine physical health problems. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 24 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 24 of 24. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A standard-tier model or lower covers 57% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 69% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 31% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 3,379,720
- Median annual wage
- $97,550
- Middle half of earners
- $80,330 to $112,350
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +4.9%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034. BLS publishes these figures by SOC code, so O*NET occupations that share a SOC code show the same figures.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Nurse Practitioners 75% skill overlap, about 9 months to move Exposure41
- Psychiatrists 69% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure34
- Psychiatric Technicians 61% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure34
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 60% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure56
- Psychiatric Aides 58% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure29
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses and AI
Will AI replace Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses?
AI already handles 6 of the 24 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 35 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +4.9% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses?
35 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 24 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 24 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Assess patients' mental and physical status, based on the presenting symptoms and complaints; Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including psychiatrists, psychologists, or nursing staff, to develop, implement, or evaluate treatment plans; Interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs) and renal functioning tests. They are three of the 6 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A standard-tier model or lower covers 57% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 31% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, and what do they earn?
3,379,720 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $97,550 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +4.9% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/advanced-practice-psychiatric-nurses
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