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Psychiatrist

Also known as: Psychiatric Physician, Mental Health Doctor, Behavioral Health Psychiatrist, Psychopharmacologist

AI Impact Score

25/100

Psychiatry combines medical diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and therapeutic relationship in ways that make full AI replacement implausible. AI is improving documentation, risk assessment, and treatment monitoring, but the empathic presence required for psychiatric evaluation and therapy, and the nuanced clinical judgment for medication management, remain irreplaceable human skills with growing demand.

$210k – $400k

Salary Range

growing

Growth Outlook

38,000

Total Jobs (US)

+9%

Growth Rate

Task Breakdown

Tasks at Risk (3)

Routine medication refill documentationStandard prior authorization paperwork for psychiatric medicationsAdministrative scheduling and insurance correspondence

AI-Enhanced Tasks (4)

AI-assisted psychiatric progress note generation from session contentNatural language processing for suicide risk signal detectionMachine learning-based treatment response prediction for antidepressantsAI-powered diagnostic interview structure and symptom tracking

Human-Safe Tasks (5)

Psychiatric evaluation and mental status examinationTherapeutic alliance building and evidence-based psychotherapy deliveryComplex medication management and polypharmacy optimizationInvoluntary commitment and crisis evaluationTrauma processing and complex trauma treatment

Current Skills

Psychiatric Evaluation and Mental Status ExaminationPsychopharmacology and Medication ManagementDiagnostic Classification (DSM-5)Crisis Assessment and InterventionEvidence-Based Psychotherapy (CBT, DBT, supportive therapy)

Future-Proof Skills

Telepsychiatry Platform ProficiencyAI Documentation and Note Generation ToolsCollaborative Care Model Leadership (CoCM)Pharmacogenomics-Guided PrescribingDigital Phenotyping and Remote Patient Monitoring in Psychiatry