Takeover Tracker

28%medium risk
Physician Assistants
vs

70 shared · 12 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPhysician AssistantsNaturopathic Physicians
Risk Score27.9%27.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile29th28th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 124 / 15
Median Salary$133,260N/A
Employment156KN/A

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Developing and Building Teams
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Processing Information
Selling or Influencing Others
Clerical
Administration and Management
Thinking Creatively
Coaching and Developing Others
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Physician Assistants

37%

total discount

Naturopathic Physicians

36%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Physician Assistants

4 of 12 at risk
86%Order medical and laboratory supplies and equipment.
74%Administer or order diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests.
64%Obtain, compile and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes and results of physical examination.
54%Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients.
50%Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.

Naturopathic Physicians

4 of 15 at risk
87%Document patients' histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics.
86%Obtain medical records from previous physicians or other health care providers for the purpose of patient evaluation.
55%Diagnose health conditions based on patients' symptoms and health histories, laboratory and diagnostic radiology test results, or other physiological measurements, such as electrocardiograms and electroencephalographs.
53%Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids.
49%Perform venipuncture or skin pricking to collect blood samples.

Wage Comparison

Physician AssistantsNaturopathic Physicians
10th
$95,240N/A
25th
$113,770N/A
Median
$133,260N/A
75th
$160,160N/A
90th
$182,200N/A

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