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Occupation · 2026 assessment

Cardiovascular surgery Care Coordinator

The Cardiovascular surgery Care Coordinator role combines repeatable operations with decisions that require professional context. The index measures task exposure to AI, software automation and robotics—not the probability that the occupation disappears.

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How risk may change

A forecast estimate, not a guaranteed scenario.

20%2026
26%2028
33%2030
43%2035

Which tasks are exposed

Risk applies to individual tasks—not to a person or an entire occupation.

TaskRisk
Drafting a preliminary assessment from patient data23%
Checking drug interactions and protocols27%
Clinical decisions and patient accountability3%
Completing medical records34%
Initial triage of cases24%
Analyzing images and laboratory indicators25%
Drafting care or treatment options18%
Physical examination, procedure or direct care11%

Task map

AI replaces ↔ AI augments

Each task is positioned by AI capability and the degree of human involvement still required.

  1. 1Drafting a preliminary assessment from patient dataAI 23% · human 80%
  2. 2Checking drug interactions and protocolsAI 27% · human 76%
  3. 3Clinical decisions and patient accountabilityAI 3% · human 92%
  4. 4Completing medical recordsAI 34% · human 75%
  5. 5Initial triage of casesAI 24% · human 83%
  6. 6Analyzing images and laboratory indicatorsAI 25% · human 87%
  7. 7Drafting care or treatment optionsAI 18% · human 81%
  8. 8Physical examination, procedure or direct careAI 11% · human 89%

Why technology can change this work

  • algorithms automatically allocate requests, resources and action priorities
  • decision-support systems suggest diagnostic hypotheses and check prescriptions
  • AI accelerates analysis of images, records and laboratory indicators
  • documentation and preliminary triage can be automated
  • decision-support systems compare symptoms with large datasets

What protects the occupation

  • exception management and coordination across multiple participants
  • informed consent and treatment accountability
  • a large share of value comes from human judgement, trust or personal accountability
  • clinical accountability and high cost of error
  • physical examination, procedures and care
  • patient trust and holistic assessment

United States · before tax

Average pay and outlook

Estimated nominal monthly pay. The scenario reflects sector, demand and task resilience; it is not a guarantee of income.

2026$9 000per month
2035$13 000scenario estimate
2026: $9 00020262027: $9 40020272028: $9 75020282029: $10 20020292030: $10 60020302031: $11 05020312032: $11 50020322033: $12 00020332034: $12 50020342035: $13 0002035
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Practical next step

Where to move next

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Emerging role
New role risk14%
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Emerging role
New role risk10%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit81%

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Emerging role
New role risk12%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit81%

Job search and transitions

Find work with a lower risk index

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Clinical AI Implementation Specialist

Skill fit 83% · risk 14%

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Skills you already have

  • operational coordination
  • schedule management
  • issue escalation
  • differential diagnosis
  • medical-risk communication
  • clinical reasoning

Skills to build

  • automated-process orchestration
  • real-time AI recommendation supervision
  • clinical AI validation
  • data-driven medicine
  • medical AI systems
  • data interpretation
CurrentCardiovascular surgery Care Coordinator · 20%
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Keepoperational coordination · schedule management · issue escalation
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Addautomated-process orchestration · real-time AI recommendation supervision · clinical AI validation

Sources and update

Updated: 2026-09-25 · Assessment confidence: Medium

International Labour Organization · 2025Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure

Nearly 30,000 tasks; a global assessment of GenAI exposure across detailed occupational groups.

World Economic Forum · 2025The Future of Jobs Report 2025

A survey of more than 1,000 employers representing over 14 million workers across 55 economies.

O*NET Resource Center · 2026O*NET Database

Occupational, task, skill and work-context structure.