Mostly Resilient
Last Update: 11/4/2026
AI Resilience Score for Psychiatrists:
57.5%
Median Score
Meaningful human contribution
Measures the parts of the occupation that still require a human touch. This score averages data from up to four AI exposure datasets, focusing on the role’s resilience against automation.
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Long-term employer demand
Predicts the health of the job market for this role through 2034. Using Bureau of Labor Statistics data, it balances projected annual job openings (60%) with overall employment growth (40%).
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Sustained economic opportunity
Measures future earning potential and career flexibility. This score is a blend of total projected labor income (67%) and the role’s inherent ability to adapt to economic and technological shifts (33%).
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This reflects the reliability of your score based on the number of data sources available for this career and how closely those sources agree on the outlook. A higher confidence means more consistent evidence from labor experts and AI models.
Most data sources align, with only minor variation. This is a well-supported result.
AI Resilience Report forPsychiatrists
$281,870 median salary•900 annual openings•SOC Code: 29-1223.00
Psychiatrists are somewhat more resilient to AI impacts than most occupations, according to our analysis of 7 sources.
Psychiatry earns a "Mostly Resilient" label because the heart of the work, building trust with patients, reading emotional nuance, and making complex clinical judgments, is genuinely difficult for AI to replicate. AI is already taking over time-consuming tasks like documentation, billing, and scheduling, which actually frees psychiatrists to focus more on direct patient care rather than paperwork.
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This role is mostly resilient
Psychiatry earns a "Mostly Resilient" label because the heart of the work, building trust with patients, reading emotional nuance, and making complex clinical judgments, is genuinely difficult for AI to replicate. AI is already taking over time-consuming tasks like documentation, billing, and scheduling, which actually frees psychiatrists to focus more on direct patient care rather than paperwork.
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Latest AI news for Psychiatrists
These articles highlight the evolving role of AI in psychiatry, emphasizing the importance of human connection in mental health care. For instance, while AI scribes can enhance clinical documentation efficiency, they may also introduce risks that psychiatrists need to navigate. Additionally, the potential for AI to disrupt jobs underscores the need for resilience and adaptability in the profession. By understanding these dynamics, future psychiatrists can leverage AI as a supportive tool rather than a replacement, ensuring they maintain the essential human touch in their care.
AI Job Loss Is Breaking the Psyche of Workers, Psychiatrist Warns
futurism.com • 3/8/2026
“What we can expect to see” with the AI jobs onslaught, he suggests, “is an amplification” of the anxieties that typically come with a loss of...
The Future of AI and Job Loss: Psychiatric Implications
www.psychiatrictimes.com • 3/5/2026
Overall, Brown framed AI-related labor disruption as a public mental health challenge, warning that chronic employment instability may...
The Undeniable Benefits and Unintended Consequences of AI Scribes in Psychiatry | Psychiatric News
psychiatryonline.org • 2/26/2026
The health care industry is rapidly embracing AI scribes for clinical documentation, but a lot is still unknown about the risks and benefits...
Artificial Intelligence Will Never Replace Psychiatry—But It Will Try to Destroy It
www.psychiatrictimes.com • 9/18/2025
AI chatbots may assist in mental health, but they cannot replace the essential human connection provided by psychiatrists and therapists.
Out with AI, in with the psychiatrist: a preference for human-derived clinical decision support in depression care
www.nature.com • 6/16/2023
Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are enabling the development of clinical support tools (CSTs) in psychiatry to facilitate the...
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Career: Psychiatrists
They help people with mental health issues by diagnosing their problems and providing treatments, like therapy or medication, to improve their well-being.
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Alternate Titles
Adult Psychiatrist · Attending Psychiatrist · Child Psychiatrist · Medical Doctor (MD) · Adolescent Psychiatrist · Board Certified Psychiatrist · Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist · Consulting Psychiatrist · Forensic Psychiatrist · Physician
Employment & Wage Data
Median Wage
$281,870
Jobs (2025)
30,000
Growth (2025-35)
+7.2%
Annual Openings
900
Education
Doctoral or professional degree
Experience
None
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025-2035
Task-Level AI Resilience Scores
AI-generated estimates of task resilience over the next 3 years
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Prescribe, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
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Counsel outpatients or other patients during office visits.
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Serve on committees to promote or maintain community mental health services or delivery systems.
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Advise or inform guardians, relatives, or significant others of patients' conditions or treatment.
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Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments.
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Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.
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Teach, take continuing education classes, attend conferences or seminars, or conduct research and publish findings to increase understanding of mental, emotional, or behavioral states or disorders.
Tasks are ranked by their AI resilience, with the most resilient tasks shown first. Core tasks are essential functions of this occupation, while supplemental tasks provide additional context.
