Neurologist

O*NET: Neurologists·29-1217.00

The Verdict:Neurological care demands hands-on exams, invasive procedures, and nuanced clinical judgment integrating histories with test results. Patients require trusted human physicians for complex brain disorders. AI augments imaging and documentation but cannot replicate embodied exams or personalized care.

Resilience Score

/100

Highly Resilient

Score tiers

Highly Resilient81–100

Resilient61–80

Moderate Risk41–60

High Risk21–40

Critical Risk0–20

How is this scored?

Task Resilience

How much of this role's daily work remains beyond AI and robotic automation.

30% of score

Physical Presence

The degree to which this job needs a human present — hands-on, in the field, or in the room.

20% of score

Human Necessity

How important the unique human edge is — for trust, accountability, or judgment.

15% of score

Regulatory Shield

How strong the legal requirement is for a human in this job (by law, licensing, or credentials).

13% of score

Technological Maturity

How far AI remains from performing this role's core functions.

10% of score

Displacement Evidence

The volume of jobs in this field being eliminated by AI or automation right now.

12% of score

Score last updated: February 2026Full methodology

Avg Salary

Median annual wage from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 release.

$239k

Job Growth (10yr)

Projected change in total number of jobs (not salary) from 2024–2034. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections.

+5.4%

AI Exposure

Percentage of this role's analyzed tasks that AI can handle autonomously or nearly so. 0 of 24 tasks are classified as AI-exposed.

Low exposure

Task Analysis

This role's core work is hard to automate.
15 of 24 tasks require human judgment, presence, or trust. The 38% that are AI-leverage offer an edge — professionals who learn these tools will outperform those who don't.

0exposed

9AI leverage

15human-essential

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AI Can Handle This0 tasks

Tasks AI can do autonomously or nearly so

No exposed tasks identified

AI Leverage9 tasks

Master these tools — humans who do outperform those who don't

Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid.

Prepare, maintain, or review records that include patients' histories, neurological examination findings, treatment plans, or outcomes.

Communicate with other health care professionals regarding patients' conditions and care.

Interpret the results of neuroimaging studies, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans.

Coordinate neurological services with other health care team activities.

Refer patients to other health care practitioners as necessary.

Participate in continuing education activities to maintain and expand competence.

Order supportive care services, such as physical therapy, specialized nursing care, and social services.

Participate in neuroscience research activities.

Human Advantage15 tasks

Tasks requiring trust, presence, or novel judgment

Interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.

Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas, such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status.

Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests, such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests.

Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results.

Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects.

Identify and treat major neurological system diseases and disorders, such as central nervous system infection, cranio spinal trauma, dementia, and stroke.

Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors, such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs.

Inform patients or families of neurological diagnoses and prognoses, or benefits, risks and costs of various treatment plans.

Counsel patients or others on the background of neurological disorders including risk factors, or genetic or environmental concerns.

Determine brain death using accepted tests and procedures.

Advise other physicians on the treatment of neurological problems.

Provide training to medical students or staff members.

Supervise medical technicians in the performance of neurological diagnostic or therapeutic activities.

Perform specialized treatments in areas such as sleep disorders, neuroimmunology, neuro-oncology, behavioral neurology, and neurogenetics.

Prescribe or administer treatments, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and deep brain stimulation.

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