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SOC 29-2053
This page is the BLS combined outlook for Psychiatric Technicians and Aides, covering two different SOC codes: technicians 29-2053 and aides 31-1133. Both care for mental health patients within the medical team, but technicians may take part in therapeutic care and monitoring, while aides lean more toward daily living assistance; education, qualifications, and operating authority must be verified separately.
Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((25+0+75)/3+0.5)=33; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.
If you can hold the boundaries of observation, care, recording, and escalation, you can learn more about this role.
A one-page comparison card lists the task boundaries and handover responsibilities of technicians, aides, and nurses.
Paper exercise: mark patient observations, medical instructions, execution qualifications, and the reporting person separately.
If you are willing to care for mental health patients, first distinguish the two entry paths, technician and aide, then verify institutional instructions and individual operating qualifications.
The BLS combined occupation page covers technicians and aides; O*NET provides the precise tasks of 29-2053.00 and 31-1133.00 separately.
First distinguish the technician and aide roles, then at handover verify identity and the plan, perform approved care, record observations, report abnormalities, and hand over. Technician monitoring and treatment collaboration follow qualifications and medical instructions, while aides focus on living assistance and safety observation.
When the care plan, patient restrictions, or medication authority is unclear, ask the nurse first; do not add or execute on your own.
Career direction comparison
The common point is caring for patients and reporting abnormalities; technicians and aides differ in therapeutic tasks and training.
| Career direction | Core work and output | Key differences | Best-fit choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric aide | Assist with living, observe abnormalities, and report to the medical team. | Aides focus on daily living, accompaniment, and environmental safety. | Enjoy daily living care, companionship, and observation. |
| Registered nurse | Assess, execute, and review the care plan. | Registered nurses carry out nursing assessment, medication administration, and care plans, and must hold a nursing qualification. | Enjoy systematic nursing and patient education. |
AI impact on this career
AI can be a trial candidate for handover summaries and record consistency prompts; it cannot make medical decisions independently. Insufficient evidence: institutional adoption rates, care effects, position changes, and verifiable task-level scores for each of the two occupations on this page. Cross-occupational exposure research cannot fill these in. AI Impact Score 33% is an editorial estimate. Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((25+0+75)/3+0.5)=33; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.The three tasks, ratings and sources are listed in the FermatMind method source record on this page.
FermatMind AI Impact Score estimation method v1
FermatMind / 费马测试 · 2026-10-18
Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Chinese mainland salary reference
Neither US 29-2053 nor 31-1133 is directly equivalent to Chinese job classification.
For technicians who care for, monitor, and collaborate on treatment under medical direction in hospitals, and for nursing aides who assist with living and report observations, the broad industry background for hospital employment settings can be referenced: in 2025, the national urban pre-tax annual average for health and social work was 146,266 yuan for all persons in non-private units and 75,631 yuan for private units. The statistics mix physicians, nurses, technicians, and auxiliary personnel, and are not the separate or combined median, starting pay, or personal range for the two occupations. Staffing agencies, families, and other industry employers are verified separately, and the hospital industry cannot be applied automatically just because the service is provided to a hospital.
Insufficient evidence: no official dedicated Chinese value
US wage reference
US BLS OOH gives a combined 2025 median annual wage of 45,100 USD and projects combined employment growth of about 18% from 2025 to 2035, with 21,900 annual openings. Insufficient evidence: this reading did not obtain combined wage percentiles for the same scope, and single-occupation percentiles are not stitched together.
| Wage statistical position | Annual wage reference | Conversion boundaries | How to understand this position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest 10% | Insufficient evidence: US 2025 combined 10th percentile for the two occupations | Official annual wage, not personal monthly income | BLS does not give a combined 10th percentile for the two occupations; a dedicated technician or aide percentile cannot be substituted. |
| Median (50%) | 45,100 USD/year | Official annual wage, not personal take-home pay |
Occupational fit guide
Fit is judged by respecting patients, observation, accurate handover, and timely escalation; technician SI and aide SIC serve only as separate interest prompts.
You may be more suited to： Can distinguish patient verbatim statements, observations, and professional judgment.
These situations require caution： Missing an abnormality report to rush handover should be corrected first.
Do an entry exercise： Make a fictional handover card and list the nurse reviewer.
Work pressure, risks, and occupational boundaries
First verify patient identity, the care plan, observed facts, and the reporting person; escalate self-harm, violence, or acute discomfort immediately.
O*NET supports care and observation tasks; the cases do not represent accident rates.
Typical scenario：For patients with the same surname, verify the number first.
Roles most affected：Patient and aide
Possible consequence：May hand over the wrong plan.
How to reduce risk：Verify dual identity.
Evidence：O*NET Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053.00 · Mental Health Law of the People's Republic of China (2018 amendment)
Getting started, qualifications, and career development
First practice observation and escalation with fictional handovers, then take supervised ward training as the employer requires.
| Entry-level position | What does one mainly do early on the job |
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Occupational outlook and related occupation transitions
The BLS combined page lists 198.4 thousand in 2025 and 235.1 thousand in 2035, an increase of 36.7 thousand, about 18%, with 21.9 thousand annual openings. Technicians alone grow 22.3% and aides alone 1.9%.
United States · BLS combined: technicians 29-2053 + aides 31-1133
18%
Employment change rate
The combined occupation grows about 18%; the trends of the two occupations differ.
Does not establish：Base and projection periods are rounded; not regional recruitment.
The BLS combined page includes psychiatric technicians 29-2053 and psychiatric aides 31-1133; their tasks and qualifications differ.
Technicians may take part in therapeutic care, vital sign monitoring, and activities; aides focus on living assistance, accompaniment, and observation. Specific operations are determined by qualifications and medical instructions.
Practice verbatim statements, time, behavior, and abnormality reporting with fictional observation cards, and observe whether you can respect patients and hand over accurately.
Choose a real task from this page for a small practice project or a conversation with someone in the field. Use the planning guides to set a date, an output and feedback questions before deciding whether to continue.
Use 120 fictional ward handover records to spot-check six: distinguish technician execution items from aide observation items, and the three gaps do not extrapolate to the whole.
Separate observed facts, patient statements, and professional assessments; mark time and reporting person for abnormalities.
This table compares psychiatric aides and psychiatric technicians: both provide care under medical supervision, technicians may take part in approved monitoring and therapeutic tasks, and aides focus on living assistance. Neither can obtain independent diagnostic or prescribing authority from the job title.
| Dimension | Primary track | Comparison track |
|---|---|---|
| Core purpose | Psychiatric aides assist with living, accompany activities, and observe for safety. | Psychiatric technicians perform approved therapeutic care and monitoring; specific medication operations follow qualifications and medical instructions. |
| Main subjects and basis | Care plan, patient identity, observation records, and handover information. | Patient physical and mental condition, medical instructions, treatment activity plans, and monitoring records. |
| Core process | Monitor physical and mental condition, assist with care and treatment plans. | Under medical direction, monitor vital signs, assist with treatment activities, and record responses; medication and similar operations must match individual qualifications and authorization. |
| Main outputs | Traceable care, observation, and handover records. | Approved monitoring and treatment collaboration records, patient responses, and changes reported to medical staff. |
| Responsible party | Psychiatric aides assist with living, accompaniment, and observation reporting under medical supervision. | Psychiatric technicians perform approved tasks under the direction of physicians or registered nurses. |
| Authority and approval | Medication, restraint, and therapeutic tasks are judged by role, individual qualifications, medical instructions, and institutional authorization. | Both occupations require observation and handover, and the scope of medical authorization differs. |
| Conclusion boundaries | Care communication skills are transferable, but nurse or technician qualifications are not automatically mutually recognized. | Responsibilities differ across inpatient, community care, and rehabilitation settings. |
Do not infer authority from the combined title.
Confirm the current shift's authorization.
Record responses per instructions.
Report abnormalities promptly.
Restrictive measures require authorization.
Submit to the medical team for review.
Verify the care plan, patient restrictions, shifts, abnormality reporting person, and record system.
Verify employer position and training requirements.
Verify medical record and patient information access.
Verify observation record and handover templates.
Verify personal safety, restraint, and emergency response.
Insufficient evidence: Chinese wages for each occupation and for the combination; before starting, verify the actual employer, base pay, night shifts, overtime, and social insurance.
| Psychiatrist | Assess, diagnose, and treat mental disorders. | Psychiatrists diagnose and provide medical treatment, and must hold a physician qualification. | Willing to take on complex diagnosis and treatment and medication management. |
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| Mental health counselor | Provide psychological counseling and referrals. | Mental health counselors provide counseling and treatment within their licensed scope. | Enjoy long-term psychological support and interviews. |
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| Social worker | Assess social needs and connect services. | Social workers focus on social resources and family support. | Enjoy service coordination and rights advocacy. |
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| The two occupations of technician and aide | Deliver verifiable care and observation records. | This combined page covers the technician and aide paths; first confirm the specific SOC being applied for. | Willing to respect patients and record abnormalities accurately. |
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Compare technician 29-2053, aide 31-1133, nurses, physicians, and counselors; a combined occupation page cannot flatten the two roles.
Care communication skills are transferable; nurse, physician, counselor, and technician qualifications are verified separately.
Try handover summaries on approved fictional data; use real medical records only per authority.
Requires employer-level access, training, cost, and failure records; this page has no measured adoption rate.
Requires care workload, recording hours, missed reports, rework, staffing, and change data for both roles from real institutions; layoffs cannot be inferred directly from text exposure.
| Work area | Task | Current change | Human control point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handover summary | Patient observation | Can aggregate care and observation candidates. | Verify identity, verbatim statements, and original observations by technician or aide role; handover summaries go to medical review. |
| Abnormality prompts | Care records | Can flag missing entries and status change candidates. | Check missing entries and changes against the original record; report abnormalities to the nurse promptly. |
| Abnormality review | Safety risks | Can flag missing records and abnormality candidates. | Authorized medical staff verify on-site risks; for emergency abnormalities seek help immediately per procedure. |
| Patient activities | Handover pending items | Can organize schedules and activity reminders. | Verify patient restrictions, the medical plan, and each role's activity collaboration duties. |
| Version and handling records | Care handover | Can aggregate patient changes and pending items. | Verify patient identity, record version, and pending item handling status. |
| Handover recipients and nurses | Team handover | Can draft confirmation questions and a delivery checklist. | Verify recipient permission, nurse confirmation, and the handover closure for both roles. |
| Missed-report and communication quality improvement | Care retrospective | Can categorize recurring doubts and generate a retrospective draft. | The responsible person verifies missed-report causes and improvements; the retrospective does not replace medical decisions. |
The following studies answer different questions and cannot be merged into an adoption rate or layoff forecast for this occupation.
To judge task changes, first verify patient safety, institutional authority, and clinical responsibility.
AI primarily changesHandover summary candidates.
Human responsibility remainsVerify original observations and nurse opinions.
AI primarily changesActivity scheduling draft.
Human responsibility remainsPatient safety and treatment decisions are the responsibility of authorized personnel.
AI primarily changesAbnormal behavior candidate prompts.
Human responsibility remainsHuman verification of patient condition and prompt reporting.
Keep original observations, tool suggestions, nurse review, and handling results.
Verify permission before entering patient medical records into a tool.
Check against original records, time, and patient identity.
Hand high-risk matters to the nurse or physician.
Self-harm, violence, or acute discomfort must be escalated immediately per procedure.
Record patient identity, time, verbatim statements, behavior, and reporting person.
Missing an abnormality may delay rescue.
Control: Human review of handover summaries and rechecking for omissions.
Misattributing another person's record to a patient may cause incorrect care.
Control: Handle real medical records on a least-privilege basis.
Patient records may contain sensitive health information.
Control: Verify permission and patient identity before entering into a tool.
Wrong suggestions may cause missed reports or improper restraint.
Control: Prohibit tools from automatically making medical decisions.
Repeated error correction can offset summary speed gains.
Control: Record total work hours, missed detections, and rework during the pilot.
Practice locating verbatim statements, times, and abnormalities with fictional observation records; tool summaries cannot replace nursing records.
Try drafting a handover summary, keeping the original records and nurse review.
Compare tool prompts with actual observations, and record false positives and misses.
First verify data permission, version, and access rights, then pilot in low-risk recording steps on a small scale.
There is no AI replacement rate for this occupation; patient safety and medical decisions are the responsibility of personnel.
Source: ILO task exposure and O*NET occupational tasks.Original source ↗
First practice factual recording, listening, and handover; programming is not a threshold.
Source: NIST is used for tool risk management and cannot serve as a basis for medical handling.Original source ↗
Summaries, duplicate records, and missing-field prompts may assist.
Source: Cross-occupational research shows only task potential.Original source ↗
BLS projects the combined occupation to grow about 18% in the US from 2025 to 2035; the change cannot be attributed to generative AI.
Source: BLS combined total projection for the two occupations, not AI-attributed.Original source ↗
No. Tools cannot independently diagnose, administer medication, restrain, or change the care plan.
Source: The NIST framework cannot grant safety authority.Original source ↗
There is no credible disappearance year for this occupation.
Source: The paper does not predict actual adoption timing.Original source ↗
First practice fictional handover records and abnormality escalation, then verify tool permissions.
Source: O*NET tasks and the NIST risk framework.Original source ↗
First record the accuracy, false positives, and rework of a real pilot; task exposure is not a layoff rate.
Verify base pay, night shifts, and social insurance against local job postings.
Macro background only; do not derive mental health care role wages.
No comparable occupational-level wage distribution for the two Chinese occupations obtained.
| Education background | Common position directions | Notes and verification suggestions |
|---|---|---|
| Technicians: postsecondary nondegree award; aides: high school diploma or equivalent (US typical) | The two US entry paths of technician and nursing aide | BLS lists on-the-job training for both; some states require licensure for technicians. |
| Nursing and patient safety training | Supervised care | Verify training, qualifications, and executable tasks for the two occupations separately. |
| Mental health-related study | Patient communication and observation | Coursework is not equal to independent diagnostic qualification. |
| Related care experience | Ward care | Demonstrate ability through safe handover and accurate records. |
The health and social work figures of 146,266/75,631 yuan are industry all-personnel annual averages for two categories in hospital employment settings; the national 129,441/71,590 yuan remains macro background. They must not be converted into monthly wages for the two occupations or filled in with manufacturing or health professional technical group averages. The tasks, qualifications, and wages of the two SOC codes cannot be interchanged.
Verify shifts, activities, and observation tasks.
Verify living care and safety escalation.
Verify position supervision and referral boundaries.
AI-assisted handover has no verifiable wage premium.
| The median is 45,100 USD/year, the midpoint of the US wage distribution for this occupation; it is not equal to a typical entry price or any specific city quote. |
| Highest 10% | Insufficient evidence: US 2025 combined 90th percentile for the two occupations | Official annual wage, not personal take-home pay | BLS does not give a combined 90th percentile for the two occupations; a dedicated technician or aide percentile cannot be substituted. |
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Wage · 10th percentile：Insufficient evidence: US 2025 combined 10th percentile for the two occupations；The BLS OOH consulted this time does not provide the combined 10th percentile for the two occupations, and a single-occupation percentile cannot be substituted；BLS combined occupational outlook
Wage · 25th percentile：Insufficient evidence: US 2025 combined 25th percentile for the two occupations；The BLS OOH consulted this time does not provide the combined 25th percentile for the two occupations, and a single-occupation percentile cannot be substituted；BLS combined occupational outlook
Wage · median：45,100 USD/year；Combined 2025 median annual wage 45,100 USD； technician alone 45,130 USD and aide alone 44,910 USD.；BLS combined occupational outlook
Wage · 75th percentile：Insufficient evidence: US 2025 combined 75th percentile for the two occupations；The BLS OOH consulted this time does not provide the combined 75th percentile for the two occupations, and a single-occupation percentile cannot be substituted；BLS combined occupational outlook
Wage · 90th percentile：Insufficient evidence: US 2025 combined 90th percentile for the two occupations；The BLS OOH consulted this time does not provide the combined 90th percentile for the two occupations, and a single-occupation percentile cannot be substituted；BLS combined occupational outlook
No. 45,100 USD is the midpoint of the 2025 US wage distribution for this occupation; entry quotes depend on region, schedule, employer, and experience.
21.68 USD/hour is the official median hourly wage and cannot be directly multiplied by fixed hours to derive personal annual income; overtime, hours, and taxes differ.
The BLS combined occupational outlook gives the 2025 combined median and the 2025–2035 combined projection; O*NET describes technicians and aides only separately.
The combined median is not equal to a personal quote for any position in either occupation.
| Industry | Occupational-level industry median verification status | How to understand this value |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health ward | No dedicated comparable median | Insufficient evidence: US 2025 combined wage for the two occupations in mental health wards; OOH has separate industry wages, and a combined median cannot be stitched together. |
| Inpatient rehabilitation facility | No dedicated comparable median | Insufficient evidence: US 2025 combined wage for the two occupations in inpatient rehabilitation facilities; OOH has separate industry wages, and a combined median cannot be stitched together. |
| Community support | No dedicated comparable median | Insufficient evidence: US 2025 combined wage for the two occupations under community support employers; OOH has separate industry wages, and a combined median cannot be stitched together. |
| Other employers | No dedicated comparable median | Insufficient evidence: US 2025 combined wage for the two occupations under other employers; the real employer industry and the two SOC codes must be verified first. |
Institution, shift, and the actual technician/aide role affect quotes.
Night shifts or crisis care may affect quotes; no fixed premium is inferred.
Wage percentiles are the statistical distribution of US paid employees and exclude each individual's overtime, benefits, and after-tax take-home pay.
BLS OOH combined 2025 base-period employment of 198,400；the two SOC codes are 161,500 and 36,900 respectively. Combined occupation page
On the BLS combined basis, 198.4 thousand in 2025 to 235.1 thousand in 2035, a net increase of 36.7 thousand, about 18%；21.9 thousand annual openings.
BLS OOH combined 2025–2035 annual average openings of 21,900, including replacements for those exiting, not new positions.；BLS combined outlook for the two occupations
Technician SI is Social and Investigative; aide SIC is Social, Investigative, and Conventional. The two occupations have independent interests and are not a unified screening code.
Which Holland type is closer to psychiatric technicians and aides?
Technician SI and aide SIC suggest helping and observation preferences respectively; interest codes are not equal to ability.
Do not use it this way: Interest scores do not replace care practice and safety training.
Test my Holland occupational interestsWhich Big Five traits are more relevant to this job?
Traits such as conscientiousness can inform self-check, but there is no hiring threshold for this occupation.
Do not use it this way: Personality scores cannot infer patient care safety.
View my Big Five personality traitsCan MBTI be used to judge whether I suit psychiatric technicians and aides?
MBTI only describes preferences; there is no type threshold for this occupation.
Do not use it this way: Any type must respect patients and follow the care plan.
Learn about my MBTI preferencesCan the Enneagram tell me whether I suit this occupation?
The Enneagram can serve as self-questioning about stress responses.
Do not use it this way: Personality type does not predict ward care quality.
Explore my Enneagram patternI am not good at math; can I work as a psychiatric technician or aide?
Dates, times, and behavior records can be practiced with fictional handovers.
Do not use it this way: IQ scores are not a unified entry standard for psychiatric technicians and aides.
Learn about my intelligence and reasoning performanceDoes working as a psychiatric technician or aide require high emotional intelligence?
Abnormality escalation needs a clear written account of facts and items to be confirmed.
Do not use it this way: There is no unified "emotional intelligence" score threshold.
Learn about my emotional intelligence abilityFits better when: Prefer daily living care and sustained companionship.
Watch for: Requires verifying aide position training and authorization.
Explore related career: Psychiatric aideFits better when: Willing to support patients and team care.
Watch for: Requires that occupation's qualifications, training, and authorization.
Explore related career: Registered nurseFits better when: Willing to support patients and team care.
Watch for: Requires that occupation's qualifications, training, and authorization.
Explore related career: PsychiatristFits better when: Willing to support patients and team care.
Watch for: Requires that occupation's qualifications, training, and authorization.
Explore related career: Mental health counselorFits better when: Willing to support patients and team care.
Watch for: Requires that occupation's qualifications, training, and authorization.
Explore related career: Social workerFits better when: Willing to support patients and team care.
Watch for: Requires that occupation's qualifications, training, and authorization.
Explore related career: Nursing assistantCheck whether patient identity, time, behavior, verbatim statements, and reporting records correspond.
Yes. The key is patient communication and team handover.
Yes. Good communication still requires accurate observation.
There is no most suitable MBTI type; look at care practice.
Technician SI and aide SIC are separate interest references, not a shared hiring threshold.
Personality assessment does not replace real care feedback.
Practice time, vital signs, and handover records, without touching real cases.
There is no high emotional intelligence threshold; you need to hand over clearly with facts, patient condition, and doubts.
No. The Enneagram is only suitable for self-questioning, not as an occupational screening standard.
Take six of 120 fictional handover records and list three types of gaps.
Typical scenario：R6 is missing the reporting person.
Roles most affected：Patient and nurse
Possible consequence：May delay handling.
How to reduce risk：Report promptly and keep a record.
Evidence：O*NET Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053.00 · Mental Health Law of the People's Republic of China (2018 amendment)
Typical scenario：Escalate immediately after sending the wrong record.
Roles most affected：Patient and institution
Possible consequence：Sensitive data may leak.
How to reduce risk：Restrict access and recipients.
Evidence：Mental Health Law of the People's Republic of China (2018 amendment) · Mental Health Law of the People's Republic of China (2018 amendment)
Typical scenario：Do not change medical orders on your own.
Roles most affected：Patient and team
Possible consequence：Improper medication or restraint may cause harm.
How to reduce risk：Execute according to qualifications and instructions.
Evidence：Mental Health Law of the People's Republic of China (2018 amendment) · O*NET Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053.00
Typical scenario：R4 verbatim statement source unclear.
Roles most affected：Patient and professional
Possible consequence：May cause misjudgment.
How to reduce risk：Separate columns for verbatim statements and observations.
Evidence：O*NET Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053.00 · Mental Health Law of the People's Republic of China (2018 amendment)
Typical scenario：US 18% is not equal to a Chinese projection.
Roles most affected：Job seeker
Possible consequence：May misjudge Chinese opportunities.
How to reduce risk：Verify local institutions and shifts.
Evidence：BLS 2025–2035 employment projections table · O*NET Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053.00
| Prepare evidence (editorial suggestions) |
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| How to prove it without experience |
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| Differences from other tracks |
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| Psychiatric aide | Assist with living and emotional support. | Can mark verbatim statements, times, and abnormalities. | Fictional handover card. | High-risk operations are verified separately. |
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| Psychiatric technician | Assist with technical treatment and observation. | Can verify the treatment plan. | Fictional treatment record. | Technician training is verified separately. |
| Registered nurse | Assess and execute the care plan. | Can verify medication and responses. | Fictional care card. | Nursing qualification required. |
| Psychiatrist | Diagnose and formulate medical treatment. | Can explain the clinical basis. | Fictional case discussion. | Physician qualification required. |
| Social worker | Connect families and service resources. | Can list referral boundaries. | Fictional resource card. | Social work training is verified separately. |
BLS lists the US typical entry as a postsecondary nondegree award for technicians and a high school diploma or equivalent for aides; both receive on-the-job training.
Chinese institutional recruitment, establishment, and qualifications are verified separately.
Access to real patient condition data, communication, bedside observation, and medical advice must follow the law and institutional authorization.
Verify training, named review, and risk escalation procedures.
O*NET 29-2053.00 lists observing physical and mental condition, providing care, and reporting; 31-1133.00 focuses on living assistance.
Compare recruitment postings against tasks item by item; do not infer diagnostic and treatment authority from the title.
Use fictional R1–R6 to show role, identity, time, verbatim statements, observations, and items to be reported and verified.
Others can verify the three types of doubts, but no real personal data is included.
The fictional ward has 120 observation records; take six, R1–R6, and check data completeness.
A1: check only observation, time, and reporting; make no diagnosis or medication decision.
A2: sampling is designed by the editor.
A3: R1/R3/R5 complete; R2 lacks an observation time, R4 patient verbatim statement is not source-marked, R6 abnormality has no reporting person. A4: the remaining 114 records are unobserved.
A4: register the three types of items to be verified, requesting the nurse to verify the observation time, the verbatim statement source, and the abnormality reporting record.
A5: three of the six have gaps; 3/6 describes only the sample and does not extrapolate to the problem rate of the 120-record whole.
R2/R4/R6 separately lists the original documents to be verified, the nurse, and the reporting action.
Others can recompute 120-6=114 and 3/6, and see that there is no independent diagnostic conclusion.
State the 120-record whole and the six-record sample R1–R6.
The care plan and sample scope are verifiable.
Mark R2 time, R4 verbatim statement, and R6 reporting separately.
Items to be verified, sources, and reviewers correspond.
Note the 114 unobserved records; do not extrapolate an overall problem rate.
List the separate division of labor for nurses, physicians, technicians, and aides.
| Stage | Possible assessment | Observation evidence | Use boundaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview observation check | Can distinguish facts from judgment | R4 verbatim statement is source-marked. | Do not diagnose from labels. |
| Interview spot check | Can distinguish sample from whole | Three gaps, 114 unknown. | An overall error rate cannot be extrapolated. |
| Onboarding handover | Can verify time and reporting | R2/R6 lists the original document and the nurse separately. | Escalate crisis immediately. |
| Patient safety | Can stay within authorized operating limits | Perform only approved care under supervision. | Must not administer medication or restraint without authorization. |
Day one: read the A1 care plan and authority.
Day two: list the 120-record whole and the six-record sample R1–R6.
Day three: verify R2 time, R4 verbatim statement, R6 reporting.
Day four: write that 3/6 is sample only and the 114 records are unknown.
Day five: write a nurse review request per A4/A5, marking R2 time, R4 verbatim statement source, and R6 reporting person.
Day six: after sealing the draft, review the reference approach and correct the doubt classification, calculation, or overreach suggestions.
Day seven: hand in the four cards for conditions, sample, escalation, and method, and record the most labor-intensive step.
| Qualification / status | Who it mainly suits | Realistic job-seeking effect | Whether it is a universal entry threshold | Authority and procedural conditions | Investment level | Important limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US typical technician education | Those intending to work as 29-2053 technicians | Verify the postsecondary nondegree award | BLS typical education is not a hiring guarantee | Verify state rules and employer conditions | Education and short-term on-the-job training | Not the aide high school path |
| US typical aide education | Those intending to work as 31-1133 aides | Verify a high school diploma or equivalent background | BLS typical education is not a unified hiring line | Verify the position's care and supervision division of labor | Short-term on-the-job training background | Does not grant technician technical treatment authority |
| Technician licensure in some US states | Those intending to work in a state that requires licensure | Verify education, examination, and state licensure | Required in some states, not uniform across the US | Verify with the target state licensing agency | Verify separately by state conditions | Optional certificates do not replace a statutory license |
| Chinese qualification for the real job | Those intending to work in a Chinese hospital | Nurse registration and nursing assistant training are separate | Actual nurse practice requires registration | Actual nursing assistants are strictly prohibited from professional technical nursing | Verify training and registration against the real job | The two US SOC codes do not establish Chinese mutual recognition |
| Patient record access authority | Those handling real medical record data | Role, identity, time, and verbatim statements are traceable | Requires legal basis and institutional authority | Verify sensitive information and recipients | Privacy and data procedure training | Coursework does not grant unlimited medical record access |
| Care safety and abnormality reporting | Ward collaboration personnel in both roles | Observe per the plan and verify the escalation person | Follow the laws, institutions, and procedures of the real position | Hand abnormalities to authorized medical staff for review | Supervised care training | Does not grant independent diagnosis, medication, or restraint authority |
Typical scope：Read fictional identity and care plans and distinguish known restrictions from items to ask about.
Readiness evidence：List identity, plan, and items whose authority is unclear.
Credential boundary：High-risk operations depend on qualifications and institutional authorization.
Next moves：Verify target position training and practice safe handover first.
Typical scope：Under supervision, assist with eating, cleaning, and accompaniment, and record changes that need reporting.
Readiness evidence：Handover corresponds to patient, time, observation, and recipient.
Credential boundary：High-risk operations depend on qualifications and institutional authorization.
Next moves：Take institutional life care and safety training.
Typical scope：Perform approved life care, observe per the plan, and report abnormalities promptly.
Readiness evidence：Performed and pending items are traceable, and crisis reporting is closed-loop.
Credential boundary：High-risk operations depend on qualifications and institutional authorization.
Next moves：Verify the shift division of labor and authority, and take additional actual position training.
Typical scope：With authorization, retrospect missed reports, handover, and safety problems in life care.
Readiness evidence：Improvement items have an original record, reviewer, and handling result.
Credential boundary：High-risk operations depend on qualifications and institutional authorization.
Next moves：Verify whether the role includes mentoring duties, then take the corresponding training.
Typical scope：Use a fictional plan to list activity participants, restrictions, and items requiring medical confirmation.
Readiness evidence：The activity list distinguishes approved from to-be-confirmed arrangements.
Credential boundary：High-risk operations depend on qualifications and institutional authorization.
Next moves：Verify whether the target position is responsible for treatment activities or daily accompaniment.
Typical scope：Accompany activities per the approved arrangement and record participation and abnormalities.
Readiness evidence：Records can be traced back to time, participation, and the reporting target.
Credential boundary：High-risk operations depend on qualifications and institutional authorization.
Next moves：Take institutional accompaniment, communication, and emergency training.
Typical scope：Collaborate on activities under medical direction, watch patient responses, and report changes.
Readiness evidence：Plan, observation, deviations, and medical feedback correspond.
High-risk operations depend on qualifications and institutional authorization.
Typical scope：Use fictional records to separate patient verbatim statements, observations, and professional judgment.
Readiness evidence：Each record has identity, time, source, and unknowns.
Credential boundary：High-risk operations depend on qualifications and institutional authorization.
Next moves：Learn institutional recording standards and do not trial tools on real cases.
Typical scope：With authorization, organize handover pending items and verify identity, time, and recipient.
Readiness evidence：Original records correspond item by item with the handover summary.
Credential boundary：High-risk operations depend on qualifications and institutional authorization.
Next moves：Take privacy, access authority, and handover training.
Typical scope：Within the authorized scope, review record omissions, versions, and the reporting closure.
Readiness evidence：Doubts can be traced back to the original record, and medical judgment goes to authorized medical staff.
High-risk operations depend on qualifications and institutional authorization.
Can verify identity, time, and verbatim statements.
Assist with living and report promptly.
Complete approved care and handover.
Retrospect missed reports and communication problems.
United States · BLS combined: technicians 29-2053 + aides 31-1133
about 21,900 per year
Annual average occupational openings
Annual openings include replacements for those leaving and are not equal to new positions.
Does not establish：Cannot be used to guarantee individual hiring or explain the reasons for change.
Mainland China · No dedicated Chinese employment projection for psychiatric technicians and aides
Insufficient evidence: Chinese employment projections for psychiatric technicians and aides separately and combined
Occupational outlook
In 2025, the health and social work non-private all-personnel average of 146,266 yuan and the private all-personnel average of 75,631 yuan pre-tax annual serve only as background for hospital employment settings; the separate and combined wages for the two Chinese occupations are still missing, and other employer industries are verified separately.
Does not establish：Not the number of psychiatric technicians and aides or a future employment projection.
These are capability relationships, not automatic promotions or credential waivers.
Transfers：Patient communication, observation, and recording.
Build next：Requires target position qualifications, training, and authority to be filled in.
View career profileTransfers：Patient communication, observation, and recording.
Build next：Requires target position qualifications, training, and authority to be filled in.
View career profileTransfers：Patient communication, observation, and recording.
Build next：Requires target position qualifications, training, and authority to be filled in.
View career profileTransfers：Patient communication, observation, and recording.
Build next：Requires target position qualifications, training, and authority to be filled in.
View career profileTransfers：Patient communication, observation, and recording.
Build next：Requires target position qualifications, training, and authority to be filled in.
View career profileTransfers：Patient communication, observation, and recording.
Build next：Requires target position qualifications, training, and authority to be filled in.
View career profileTransfers：Patient communication, observation, and recording.
Build next：Requires target position qualifications, training, and authority to be filled in.
View career profileTransfers：Patient communication, observation, and recording.
Build next：Requires target position qualifications, training, and authority to be filled in.
View career profileTools can assist with record summaries, but task exposure is not equal to an occupational replacement rate; bedside care and safety escalation need people.
Insufficient evidence: Chinese wages for the two occupations separately and combined. In 2025, the health and social work non-private all-personnel annual average of 146,266 yuan and the private all-personnel average of 75,631 yuan are only background for hospital employment settings; they are not the median, starting pay, or personal range for either occupation, and other employer industries are verified separately.
On the BLS combined basis, the 2025 median annual wage is 45,100 USD; technicians are 45,130 USD and aides 44,910 USD, and these are not starting pay.
US technicians typically need a postsecondary certificate and aides usually need a high school diploma or equivalent; both require on-the-job training.
US technicians need licensure in some states, and the specific authority of the two roles must be verified separately; in China, actual nurse positions require nurse registration, and actual nursing assistants are limited to auxiliary work with professional technical nursing strictly prohibited. Protective measures follow standards in accordance with the law, and individual permission is not obtained from a combined occupation title or task list.
Missed abnormality reports, patient identity errors, privacy leaks, improper restraint, and handover omissions; original records must be verified and escalated promptly.
BLS combined employment goes from 198.4 thousand in 2025 to 235.1 thousand in 2035, a net increase of 36.7 thousand, growth of about 18%, and 21.9 thousand annual openings; technicians and aides have different separate trends. This is a total projection, not AI-attributed and not a guarantee of Chinese or individual hiring.
FermatMind career content team (editorial compilation, not a psychiatric technician and aide review)
Data verification date: 2026-09-26; the combined occupation is not individual operating authorization.
Tasks are taken from O*NET 29-2053 and 31-1133 respectively; wages and projections are taken from the BLS combined occupational outlook. The Chinese occupational wage gap is visible.
Limitations：Describes only the dedicated technician or aide occupation, not a combined O*NET occupation.
Limitations：US occupational row, not a Chinese employment projection.
Limitations：US occupational row, not a Chinese employment projection.
Limitations：The combined median is not the starting pay of either occupation, and no combined percentiles are given.
Limitations：All-personnel or industry averages cannot be extrapolated to this occupation or personal income.
Limitations：Applies only to actual Chinese nurse positions, and does not establish mutual recognition between the two US SOC codes and a same-named Chinese qualification.
Limitations：Rules for processing sensitive health information; does not grant medical decision-making authority.
Limitations：Describes only the dedicated technician role, not the aide or the combined tasks and qualifications.
Limitations：Describes only the dedicated technician role, not the aide or the combined tasks and qualifications.
Limitations：Describes only the dedicated technician or aide occupation, not a combined O*NET occupation.
Limitations：Describes only the dedicated technician role, not the aide or the combined tasks and qualifications.
Limitations：Task exposure is not equal to employer adoption or this occupation's replacement rate.
Limitations：Used for practice and judgment frameworks, not official statistics, legal requirements, or employer position conditions.
Limitations：Voluntary AI risk framework; does not constitute a basis for medical handling.
Limitations：Cross-occupational task potential estimate; does not predict psychiatric technician and aide employment or an adoption date.
Limitations：Subjective employer expectations; cannot be extrapolated as measured results for psychiatric technicians and aides.
Limitations：Describes only the dedicated technician role, not the aide or the combined tasks and qualifications.
Limitations：Adjacent occupation wages and qualifications cannot be transferred.
Limitations：All-personnel or industry averages cannot be extrapolated to this occupation or personal income.
Limitations：All-personnel or industry averages cannot be extrapolated to this occupation or personal income.
Limitations：All-personnel or industry averages cannot be extrapolated to this occupation or personal income.
Limitations：All-personnel or industry averages cannot be extrapolated to this occupation or personal income.
Limitations：Task exposure is not equal to employer adoption or this occupation's replacement rate.
Limitations：The percentiles of the two occupations cannot be stitched into a combined distribution.
Limitations：Adjacent occupation wages and qualifications cannot be transferred.
Limitations：Statutory medical entities apply protective measures according to standards; this is not individual operating permission for technicians or aides.
Limitations：Applies only to actual Chinese nursing assistant positions, and cannot give everyone on the combined page a unified auxiliary identity.
Limitations：Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
This page explains the US occupational scope in Chinese and does not establish mutual recognition of qualifications between countries; fictional records are not clinical advice.
MBTI (English) · Big Five (English) · MBTI (Chinese) · Big Five (Chinese)
Verify patient records and handover.
Next moves：Verify the technician or aide division of labor; technical treatment is verified for qualifications separately.
Typical scope：Within the authorized scope, mentor activity records and abnormality escalation, without modifying the treatment plan.
Readiness evidence：Mentoring feedback can be traced back to actual records and safety procedures.
Credential boundary：High-risk operations depend on qualifications and institutional authorization.
Next moves：Verify mentoring authorization and take additional activity safety and feedback method training.
Next moves：Verify record review duties and authority; do not add medical orders beyond authority.
Typical scope：With institutional authorization, organize care record retrospectives and track improvements.
Readiness evidence：Missed-report causes, review conclusions, and improvement results are recorded.
Credential boundary：High-risk operations depend on qualifications and institutional authorization.
Next moves：Verify quality duties and take additional supervision and feedback training.
