AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 19-3039.02
Will AI replace Neuropsychologists?
Neuropsychologists: AI can already handle 3 of 14 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 14 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Neuropsychologists, from most to least exposed. 3 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide education or counseling to individuals and families. | Observed | Standard | |
| Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Consult with other professionals about patients' neurological conditions. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in neuropsychology. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Design or implement rehabilitation plans for patients with cognitive dysfunction. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Participate in educational programs, in-service training, or workshops to remain current in methods and techniques. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Establish neurobehavioral baseline measures for monitoring progressive cerebral disease or recovery. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns, or hospital staff. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Conduct research on neuropsychological disorders. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to the central nervous system, such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases, and various forms of dementing illnesses. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Diagnose and treat conditions such as chemical dependency, alcohol dependency, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) dementia, and environmental toxin exposure. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 1 of 14 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 13 of 14. 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 64% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 79% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 21% 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
- 18,820
- Median annual wage
- $110,840
- Middle half of earners
- $68,850 to $147,240
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +4.3%
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.
- Clinical Neuropsychologists 91% skill overlap, about 3 months to move Exposure32
- Neurologists 74% skill overlap, about 9 months to move Exposure34
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 70% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure56
- School Psychologists 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure42
- Psychiatrists 64% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure34
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Neuropsychologists and AI
Will AI replace Neuropsychologists?
AI already handles 3 of the 14 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 37 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 +4.3% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Neuropsychologists?
37 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. 1 of the 14 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 13 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Neuropsychologists tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Provide education or counseling to individuals and families; Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory; Consult with other professionals about patients' neurological conditions. They are the tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A standard-tier model or lower covers 64% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 21% 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 Neuropsychologists, and what do they earn?
18,820 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $110,840 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +4.3% 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: Neuropsychologists. 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/neuropsychologists
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