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JOB REPORT / 31-1122 · 11 TASKS

Personal Care Aides.

Can AI do the work of Personal Care Aides?

Mostly it works alongside you. Here is what shifts, task by task.

YOUR EXPERIENCE MATTERS

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How many tasks do you use AI to assist with at work?

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The parts of your job AI can already do most of:

  • Instruct or advise clients on issues
  • Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services…
  • Provide clients with communication assistance, typing their correspondence…

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WHAT WE LOOKED AT

Your job, task by task.

5 of 11 tasks reviewed

This job has 11 core tasks. We went through 5 of them, one at a time.

Task by task, from the work Personal Care Aides actually do. How we describe AI use in each task is our own read of it, not a measurement of whether AI can replace the job.

  1. TASK 01

    Instruct or advise clients on issues, such as household cleanliness, utilities, hygiene, nutrition, or infant care.

    AI DOES

    Generates easy-to-read tip sheets, meal plans, hygiene guides, and care instructions in plain language

    YOU DO

    Read the client's mood, adjust your words in the moment, and build the trust that makes advice land

  2. TASK 02SOURCE-BACKED TASK

    Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor.

    AI DOES

    Tracks client data and flags condition changes

    YOU DO

    Decide what changes truly matter

    About this analysis

    48% · Methodology: exposure-v1 · Analysis date: unavailable · Confidence: medium

  3. TASK 03SOURCE-BACKED TASK

    Provide clients with communication assistance, typing their correspondence or obtaining information for them.

    AI DOES

    Drafts emails and looks up basic information

    YOU DO

    Understand what the client really needs

    About this analysis

    47% · Methodology: exposure-v1 · Analysis date: unavailable · Confidence: medium

  4. TASK 04

    Participate in case reviews, consulting with the team caring for the client, to evaluate the client's needs and plan for continuing services.

    AI DOES

    Summarizes client history, flags care gaps, and drafts talking points before the meeting

    YOU DO

    Share what you personally observed about the client and build trust with the care team

  5. TASK 05SOURCE-BACKED TASK

    Plan, shop for, or prepare nutritious meals or assist families in planning, shopping for, or preparing nutritious meals.

    AI DOES

    Suggests meal plans and generates shopping lists

    YOU DO

    Adapt to tastes, budgets, and real needs

    About this analysis

    36% · Methodology: exposure-v1 · Analysis date: unavailable · Confidence: medium

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This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. rtwoai has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

Task collaboration data is from the Anthropic Economic Index, release 2025-03-27, used under the CC BY 4.0 license. Anthropic has not reviewed or endorsed this page.

How we describe AI use in each task is our own characterization, not a measurement of whether AI can replace this job. Microsoft note that their metrics "should not be misconstrued or misrepresented as measuring the ability of AI to replace jobs," and that there is more to an occupation than the sum of its tasks.