AI Career Radar

Anesthesiologists

Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.

AI exposure45 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation36
Freedom to set tasks74
Repeating the same tasks77
$391,490Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+3.6%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
72Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
91
Judgment and Decision Making
63
81
Monitoring
63
78
Active Listening
63
75
Speaking
63
75
Complex Problem Solving
62
75
Active Learning
62
72
Coordination
62
56
Reading Comprehension
61
78
Time Management
61
72
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
75
Social Perceptiveness
60
75
Learning Strategies
58
60
Instructing
58
60
Systems Analysis
57
53
Service Orientation
56
60
Systems Evaluation
56
53
Persuasion
54
50
Mathematics
53
50
Science
52
75
Negotiation
52
47
Management of Personnel Resources
50
53
Operations Analysis
49
41
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
41
Troubleshooting
47
28
Management of Financial Resources
47
28
Management of Material Resources
47
28
Technology Design
47
19
Equipment Selection
47
6
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
66
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
9
Operation and Control
43
47

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$132,300
10-yr growth
+41%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Coordination, Service Orientation, Operations Analysis, Persuasion

#2RadiologistsHealthcare
73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$420,860
10-yr growth
+3.4%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation

71/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Troubleshooting, Quality Control Analysis

70/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
3%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Persuasion, Negotiation, Systems Evaluation

#6DermatologistsHealthcare
70/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$328,730
10-yr growth
+6.8%
Skill gap
3%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Persuasion, Negotiation

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Anesthesiologists could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.