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Occupation · 2026 assessment

Surgery Care Coordinator

The 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.

13%2026
20%2028
28%2030
39%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 data16%
Checking drug interactions and protocols20%
Clinical decisions and patient accountability3%
Completing medical records27%
Initial triage of cases17%
Analyzing images and laboratory indicators18%
Drafting care or treatment options11%
Physical examination, procedure or direct care4%

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 16% · human 87%
  2. 2Checking drug interactions and protocolsAI 20% · human 83%
  3. 3Clinical decisions and patient accountabilityAI 3% · human 94%
  4. 4Completing medical recordsAI 27% · human 82%
  5. 5Initial triage of casesAI 17% · human 90%
  6. 6Analyzing images and laboratory indicatorsAI 18% · human 94%
  7. 7Drafting care or treatment optionsAI 11% · human 88%
  8. 8Physical examination, procedure or direct careAI 4% · human 94%

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
  • the physical environment is too variable for near-term full robotics automation
  • clinical accountability and high cost of error
  • physical examination, procedures and care

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$10 700per month
2035$15 450scenario estimate
2026: $10 70020262027: $11 15020272028: $11 60020282029: $12 10020292030: $12 60020302031: $13 15020312032: $13 70020322033: $14 25020332034: $14 85020342035: $15 4502035
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Practical next step

Where to move next

Do not restart from zero: carry your experience forward and add scarce skills.

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Established resilient role
New role risk10%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit89%

Clinical AI Implementation Specialist

Emerging role
New role risk14%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit87%

Medical AI Safety Officer

Emerging role
New role risk10%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit85%

Clinical Genomics Coordinator

Emerging role
New role risk12%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit83%

Computational Pathology Specialist

Emerging role
New role risk15%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit81%

Rehabilitation Robotics Specialist

Emerging role
New role risk8%
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 87% · 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
CurrentSurgery Care Coordinator · 13%
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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.