Will Robots Replace Physiotherapist?
Physiotherapist has a Robot Impact Score of 15 out of 100 on the Geppetto Jobs Index, placing it in the Low impact band. 13 commercial robots currently target this work, and the displacement timeline is long term. This is a category-level research estimate describing automation exposure for the occupation, not a prediction about any individual person's job.
Automation impact breakdown
| Composite impact score | 15/100 |
|---|---|
| Risk band (OECD) | Low |
| Oxford (Frey & Osborne) score | 7/100 |
| IFR deployment score | 2/10 |
| Timeline | Long Term |
| Impact type | Task Augmentation |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Median annual salary (US) | $101,020 (BLS OES 2024) |
| O*NET code | 29-1123.00 |
| Robots tracked for this role | 13 |
How this score is calculated
The composite Robot Impact Score weights task-automation research (35%, the Oxford Frey and Osborne score), IFR robot deployment figures (30%), an academic-consensus score (20%, the average of the Oxford score and the OECD risk band), and robot density for the role (15%). The O*NET-SOC code is a cross-reference, not a scoring input. Scores describe occupation-level exposure and are estimates, not forecasts.