Occupations/29-1071.01

Anesthesiologist Assistants

Assist anesthesiologists in the administration of anesthesia for surgical and non-surgical procedures. Monitor patient status and provide patient care during surgical treatment.

Beyond a bachelor’s

Usually a graduate or professional degree.

AI automation risk

25%

More resilient

Human characteristics

79%

Strong human-characteristic mix

Task orientation

68%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

Mostly routine
Verify availability of operating room supplies, medications, and gases.
Mostly routine
Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitors.
Task
Provide airway management interventions including tracheal intubation, fiber optics, or ventilary support.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

01Provide airway management interventions including tracheal intubation, fiber optics, or ventilary support.
02Respond to emergency situations by providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), or pediatric advanced life support (PALS).
03Verify availability of operating room supplies, medications, and gases.
04Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitors.
05Participate in seminars, workshops, or other professional activities to keep abreast of developments in anesthesiology.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

Repeating same tasks3.89
Degree of automation1.52
Time sitting1.96
Originality (ability)2.62
Conflict situations3.37
Hands-on objects/tools3.96
Outdoors / weather1.13
Disease exposure4.88
Decision freedom4.14

Top abilities

Problem Sensitivity4.12
Oral Comprehension4.12
Written Comprehension4.00
Inductive Reasoning3.88
Deductive Reasoning3.88
Selective Attention3.75
Perceptual Speed3.75
Oral Expression3.75

Essential skills

Reading Comprehension3.75
Active Listening4.00
Writing3.12
Speaking3.62
Mathematics2.88
Science3.00
Critical Thinking3.62
Active Learning3.50
Learning Strategies2.88
Monitoring3.75

CIP matches

51.0912Physician Assistant60.0901Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program, General60.0902Combined Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0903Acute Care Medicine Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0904Acute Care Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0905Cardiology Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0906Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0907Critical Care Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0908Critical Care and Trauma Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0909Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0910ENT Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0911Family Medicine Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0912Geriatrics Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0913Hematology-Oncology Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0914Hepatobiliary Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0915Hospitalist Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0916Neurosurgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0917Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0918Pediatric Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0919Transplant Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0920Urology Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program60.0999Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program, Other

Schools offering related programs

12 of 64 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

Institution	Program	Tuition	Admit	Grad 6-yr	Earnings
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit	Physician Assistant 51.0912	$68,200	12%	92%	1 yr $122,902 2 yr $112,319 Master's · CIP 51.09
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public	Physician Assistant 51.0912	$12,600	48%	84%	1 yr $116,414 2 yr $113,228 Master's · CIP 51.09
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit	Physician Assistant 51.0912	$43,600	76%	64%	1 yr $111,992 2 yr $111,435 Master's · CIP 51.09
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND · Public	Physician Assistant 51.0912	$10,900	96%	68%	1 yr $110,432 2 yr $101,645 Master's · CIP 51.09
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public	Physician Assistant 51.0912	$19,600	55%	86%	1 yr $110,432 2 yr — Master's · CIP 51.09
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit	Physician Assistant 51.0912	$60,800	11%	91%	1 yr $108,746 2 yr $104,440 Master's · CIP 51.09
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	Physician Assistant 51.0912	$33,200	53%	65%	1 yr $103,555 2 yr $104,061 Master's · CIP 51.09
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public	Physician Assistant 51.0912	$4,600	100%	27%	1 yr $103,078 2 yr $106,838 Master's · CIP 51.09
Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC · Public	Physician Assistant 51.0912	$2,900	100%	31%	1 yr $101,645 2 yr $98,551 Master's · CIP 51.09
Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI · Public	Physician Assistant 51.0912	$4,700	100%	34%	1 yr $98,795 2 yr $101,308 Master's · CIP 51.09
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI · Public	Physician Assistant 51.0912	$4,900	100%	27%	1 yr $98,784 2 yr $105,529 Master's · CIP 51.09
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public	Physician Assistant 51.0912	$11,200	49%	89%	1 yr $98,766 2 yr $100,213 Professional · CIP 51.09