Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

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36.2%of tasks show up in AI use
-6.4%job postings vs a year ago

Medical secretaries and administrative assistants score 36%. Clinical letters, appointment management and transcription are all areas where AI tools are spreading. Postings in Indeed’s medical information category are down 6% on a year ago. Accuracy and patient confidentiality keep a person in the loop, but expect fewer hours of typing and more of checking.

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Data as of October 9, 2026. Sources: Anthropic Economic Index, labour market impacts (published 5 Mar 2026; Claude usage Aug to Nov 2025). Job postings: Indeed Hiring Lab, US Medical Information category, 9 Oct 2026 vs 9 Oct 2025.

How to read this: AI task coverage comes from the Anthropic Economic Index, which measures how people use Claude, not the whole labour market. Job postings data comes from Indeed Hiring Lab and reflects the wording of job ads, not actual AI use at work. Employment and pay are US figures unless stated. AI use is not the same as job loss; our verdict explains what we think it means.