As of June 2026, Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses has an AI-exposure score of 54/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
More exposed than 44% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$97,550. About 189,100 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (85%).
- Educate patients and family members about mental health and medical conditions, preventive health measures, medications, or treatment plans.
- Refer patients requiring more specialized or complex treatment to psychiatrists, primary care physicians, or other medical specialists.
- Consult with psychiatrists or other professionals when unusual or complex cases are encountered.
- Develop and implement treatment plans.
- Participate in activities aimed at professional growth and development, including conferences or continuing education activities.
- Develop, implement, or evaluate programs such as outreach activities, community mental health programs, and crisis situation response activities.
- Administer medications, including those administered by injection.
- Provide routine physical health screenings to detect or monitor problems such as heart disease and diabetes.
- Monitor patients' medication usage and results.
- Assess patients' mental and physical status, based on the presenting symptoms and complaints.
- Interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs) and renal functioning tests.
- Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes.
- Conduct individual, group, or family psychotherapy for those with chronic or acute mental disorders.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including psychiatrists, psychologists, or nursing staff, to develop, implement, or evaluate treatment plans.
- Participate in treatment team conferences regarding diagnosis or treatment of difficult cases.
- Write prescriptions for psychotropic medications as allowed by state regulations and collaborative practice agreements.
- Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions.
- Distinguish between physiologically- and psychologically-based disorders, and diagnose appropriately.
- Develop practice protocols for mental health problems, based on review and evaluation of published research.
- Evaluate patients' behavior to formulate diagnoses or assess treatments.
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Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$97,550. More states are being added.