Ambulance workers

0.0%

ADI · 418th of 433 · 95% interval 0.0–0.0

An AI agent can at least partly carry out 0.0% of the task time of ambulance workers, 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 full0.0%

418th of 433 · interval 0.0–0.0

ADI3 · full delegation0.0%

201st of 433 · interval 0.0–0.0

ADIs · share of time14.2%

364th of 433 · interval 10.3–18.3

Evidence25

task statements rated by two models and weighted by importance and frequency. World employment: 1.4 million.

Task weight by level

How the tasks rate

52%

48%

L0No meaningful role · 51.7%L1Augmentation · 48.4%L2Partial delegation · 0.0%L3Full delegation · 0.0%

Barriers

What stops the agent

Physical presence

98%

Accountability

82%

Trust and care

66%

Access to systems

78%

Share of task weight flagged by each barrier; a task can carry several.

25 task statements, heaviest first

Task statement (O*NET occupation)			Sonnet · Haiku			Barriers
Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.Emergency Medical Technicians · supplemental task	4.2%	L0	L0L1	6%	30 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.Emergency Medical Technicians · supplemental task	4.2%	L0	L0L0	5%	16 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems
Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.Emergency Medical Technicians · supplemental task	4.2%	L1	L1L1	12%	10 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.Emergency Medical Technicians · supplemental task	4.2%	L0	L0L0	4%	25 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.Emergency Medical Technicians · supplemental task	4.2%	L1	L1L2	35%	18 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.Emergency Medical Technicians · supplemental task	4.2%	L0	L0L0	4%	9 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.Emergency Medical Technicians · supplemental task	4.2%	L1	L1L1	15%	52 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems
Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease, and report case to proper authorities.Emergency Medical Technicians · supplemental task	4.2%	L1	L1L2	20%	52 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems
Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.Emergency Medical Technicians · supplemental task	4.2%	L1	L1L2	22%	15 min	Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems
Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of survivors, or to receive instructions for further treatment.Emergency Medical Technicians · supplemental task	4.2%	L1	L1L1	18%	4 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems
Comfort and reassure patients.Emergency Medical Technicians · supplemental task	4.2%	L0	L0L1	4%	15 min	Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems
Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.Emergency Medical Technicians · supplemental task	4.2%	L1	L1L2	25%	6.0 h	Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems
Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L0	L0L2	18%	20 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Perform emergency invasive intervention before delivering patient to an acute care facility.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L0	L0L0	4%	20 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Perform emergency cardiac care, such as cardioversion and manual defibrillation.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L0	L0L0	4%	15 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems

Show the other 10 tasks

Task statement (O*NET occupation)			Sonnet · Haiku			Barriers
Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L0	L0L0	4%	15 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L1	L1L2	32%	18 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Instruct emergency medical response team about emergency interventions to ensure correct application of procedures.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L1	L1L2	28%	52 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L0	L0L1	6%	9 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L1	L1L1	16%	18 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Comfort and reassure patients.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L0	L0L0	4%	12 min	Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems
Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L1	L1L2	32%	5.5 h	Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems
Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L1	L1L2	25%	15 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L0	L0L0	4%	38 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Perform emergency pharmacological interventions.Paramedics · supplemental task	3.9%	L0	L0L1	8%	12 min	Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems

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	Pct
ADI (this index)	0.0%	4
Eloundou et al. (2024), GPT exposure β	0.181	32
Felten et al. (2021), AI occupational exposure	-0.686	34
Webb (2020), AI patent exposure	42	31
Eisfeldt et al. (2026), generative AI exposure	0.029	19
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

Occupation	ADI	%
Medical records and health information technicians 3252		97.9
Community health workers 3253		50.4
Midwifery associate professionals 3222		47.2
Traditional and complementary medicine associate professionals 3230		47.2
Pharmaceutical technicians and assistants 3213		45.3
Environmental and occupational health inspectors and associates 3257		38.2
Dispensing opticians 3254		35.3
Health associate professionals not elsewhere classified 3259		31.1
Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians 3211		30.0
Physiotherapy technicians and assistants 3255		29.1
Medical and pathology laboratory technicians 3212		26.5
Medical assistants 3256		25.4

Dashed line: ambulance workers (0.0%).

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: Ambulance workers (ISCO-08 3258), https://balamlabs.org/adi/occupations/3258

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: Ambulance workers (ISCO-08 3258)}
}

Machine-readable

The same record as static JSON, with its citation: /adi/v2026.1/isco/3258.json.

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