Psychiatric Aides
Healthcare Support · SOC 31-1133
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 31-1133 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 42/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $44,910
- H-1B offered wage $33,010; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- —
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -0.4%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 1
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 667 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff. May assist with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May restrain violent patients. Includes psychiatric orderlies.
Common titles: Developmental Aide, Mental Health Aide (MHA), Mental Health Worker (MHW), Psychiatric Aide, Psychiatric Assistant, Psychiatric Nursing Aide
Representative Tasks
- •Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients.
- •Provide patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities with routine physical, emotional, psychological, or rehabilitation care under the direction of nursing or medical staff.
- •Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff.
- •Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury.
- •Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, or social workers.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Encourage patients during therapeutic activities.
- •Care for patients with mental illnesses.
- •Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
- •Monitor patients to detect health problems.
- •Hold patients to ensure proper positioning or safety.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 69% Bright |
| Median Salary | $44,910 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |