Neurologists
SOC Code: 29-1217
Neurologistss interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 90.5/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Learning.
AI-Proof Score: 90.5 — Very High
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Median Salary
$80,090
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Job Growth
5.4%
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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
- •Critical Thinking
- •Active Learning
- •Complex Problem Solving
- •Monitoring
- •Instructing
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
Common Tasks
- ✓Interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.
- ✓Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas, such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status.
- ✓Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests, such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests.
- ✓Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid.
- ✓Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results.
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