Role File · Safe Haven
Therapist.
Provides mental health treatment and support. Very low automation risk.
US workers
325K
Avg. salary
$82K
AI risk
8%
Horizon
15+ years
Assessment
Where this role sits on the index.
Largely insulated from near-term automation. A safe haven in the current data.
The Brief
What's at stake.
Therapists provide mental health treatment through talk therapy and counseling. Chatbots provide support but can't replace human therapeutic relationship. The emotional connection is critical to healing.
Task Analysis
Where the work goes.
AI will handle
- 01Assess mental health
- 02Document sessions
You stay relevant
- 01Provide therapy
- 02Complex counseling
- 03Relationship building
Stay ahead
The playbook.
Required
Core skills
- — Empathy
- — Communication
- — Listening
- — Problem-solving
- — Ethics
Emerging
Future skills
- — Advanced therapy
- — Specialized treatment
- — Complex cases
Leverage
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