ISCO-08 3221
Nursing associate professionals
13.6%
ADI · 332nd of 433 · 95% interval 0.0–29.4
An AI agent can at least partly carry out 13.6% of the task time of nursing associate professionals, and finish 0.0% alone. The barrier that holds most of the rest back is access to the systems the work runs on.
ADI · partial or full13.6%
332nd of 433 · interval 0.0–29.4
ADI3 · full delegation0.0%
201st of 433 · interval 0.0–0.0
ADIs · share of time20.5%
310th of 433 · interval 13.4–27.7
Evidence22
task statements rated by two models and weighted by importance and frequency. World employment: 3.6 million.
Task weight by level
How the tasks rate
L0No meaningful role · 51.4%L1Augmentation · 35.0%L2Partial delegation · 13.6%L3Full delegation · 0.0%
Barriers
What stops the agent
Share of task weight flagged by each barrier; a task can carry several.
22 task statements, heaviest first
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Sonnet · Haiku | Barriers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 5.9% | L1 | L1L2 | 25% | 4.3 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 5.8% | L1 | L1L2 | 28% | 25 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 5.7% | L2 | L2L2 | 52% | 8 min | Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 5.6% | L0 | L0L1 | 12% | 9 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 5.6% | L0 | L0L2 | 16% | 10 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 5.5% | L0 | L0L1 | 4% | 18 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 5.0% | L1 | L1L2 | 32% | 18 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 5.0% | L1 | L1L2 | 22% | 4.4 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · supplemental task | 4.8% | L0 | L0L1 | 10% | 2.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Record food and fluid intake and output.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 4.8% | L1 | L1L1 | 25% | 9 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 4.6% | L0 | L0L0 | 5% | 20 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 4.6% | L1 | L1L1 | 20% | 8 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · supplemental task | 4.6% | L0 | L0L1 | 6% | 38 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · supplemental task | 4.5% | L2 | L2L2 | 68% | 30 min | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 4.4% | L0 | L0L1 | 5% | 38 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care |
Show the other 7 tasks
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Sonnet · Haiku | Barriers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · supplemental task | 4.1% | L0 | L0L1 | 5% | 20 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 4.0% | L1 | L1L2 | 22% | 20 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 3.8% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 10 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care |
| Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 3.5% | L0 | L0L1 | 10% | 22 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Inventory and requisition supplies and instruments.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · supplemental task | 3.4% | L2 | L2L2 | 52% | 38 min | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Clean rooms and make beds.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · supplemental task | 3.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 1% | 20 min | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Wash and dress bodies of deceased persons.Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · supplemental task | 1.6% | L0 | L0L0 | 2% | 38 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care |
Level: consensus of the two models (the lower level when they disagree). Share: part of the task’s working time an agent could take over. Human time: minutes a competent person needs for one instance, as estimated by the models.
Against other measures
Exposure is not delegation
| Measure | Value | Percentile | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADI (this index) | 13.6% | 24 | |
| Eloundou et al. (2024), GPT exposure β | 0.263 | 44 | |
| Felten et al. (2021), AI occupational exposure | -0.514 | 39 | |
| Webb (2020), AI patent exposure | 23 | 15 | |
| Eisfeldt et al. (2026), generative AI exposure | 0.13 | 43 | |
| Anthropic Economic Index, observed use | 0 | 16 |
Earlier indices measure whether AI can touch a task; ADI measures how much of it an agent can carry out from a goal. – : the source does not cover this occupation.
Same sub-major group (32)
Neighbouring occupations
Dashed line: nursing associate professionals (13.6%).
Cite this record
Text
Espinal Maya, Cristian, and Santiago Jiménez Londoño. 2026. ADI v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and MCP server. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918. Record: Nursing associate professionals (ISCO-08 3221), https://balamlabs.org/adi/occupations/3221
BibTeX
@misc{espinal2026adidata,
title = {{ADI} v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and {MCP} server},
author = {Espinal Maya, Cristian and Jim{\'e}nez Londo{\~n}o, Santiago},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
version = {v2026.1},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
note = {Record: Nursing associate professionals (ISCO-08 3221)}
}Machine-readable
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