Nurse Anesthetists
SOC Code: 29-1151
Nurse Anesthetistss manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 76.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension.
AI-Proof Score: 76.7 — High
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Median Salary
$223,210
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Job Growth
8.6%
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Training Time
Extensive preparation (4+ years)
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Job Zone
Zone 5 / 5
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Training Cost
~$80,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Complex Problem Solving
- •Critical Thinking
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Service Orientation
- •Monitoring
Common Tasks
- ✓Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
- ✓Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
- ✓Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
- ✓Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
- ✓Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation