How exposed this work is to automation, shown as ranges with the reasoning and sources.
The short version: this role is moderately exposed to automation, and meaningful change looks likely over the next 5 to 10 years.
It is a sourced range, not a verdict, and the detail is below.
Built on O*NET tasks, BLS pay and projections, and peer-reviewed AI-exposure research. Sources shown.
Data snapshot SNAPSHOT-2026-11-06. How it works
AI / softwarerange 35.6 to 59.6
Physical / roboticsrange 1.8 to 25.8
When the change is likely
Partial, 5 to 10 yearslocal demand stable
What to do about it
Use AI to outpace AI.
Strategies to protect your livelihood, most important first.
1
Use your 5 to 10 year runway
Change here is gradual. Build resilient skills steadily and watch the signals rather than waiting for a shock.
2
Lean into the human edge
The exposed parts are routine and cognitive. Invest in judgment, client relationships, and complex problem-solving that AI still cannot do.
3
Pivot toward Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
It is skill-adjacent and less exposed (36.4 vs 48). A lateral move now beats a forced one later.
4
Build a financial buffer
Keep 6 to 12 months of expenses and diversify your income, so a disruption is a setback rather than a catastrophe.
5
Add a recognised credential
A certification or license raises the bar against automation and signals value in a tightening market.
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Which of my tasks are exposed
Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
50.0
Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
50.0
Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.
100.0
Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.
50.0
Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.
50.0
Formulate strategic plans for the institution.
50.0
Establish operational policies and procedures and make any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information.
50.0
Provide assistance to faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes, conducting orientation programs, issuing transcripts, and scheduling events.
50.0
Longer, orange bars are more automatable; short green bars are resistant.
What is driving my result
lowers risk
raises risk
Task: Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.
Task: Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
Lower-risk adjacent roles
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
36.4
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
44.0
Social and Community Service Managers
44.6
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
45.5
A full, ranked mitigation plan is part of the paid tiers.
How this score is calculated
Map Education Administrators, Postsecondary to its standard O*NET task list (8 core tasks).
Score each task for AI/software exposure (Eloundou et al. 2023) and physical/robotics exposure (an O*NET work-context proxy), each 0 to 100.
The two axis scores are the task averages: AI 47.6, robotics 13.8.
The timeline comes from the higher axis (47.6), shifted for local demand (stable), and seniority. It is read against your remaining working years.
Ranges are about ±12 points. A backtest against real BLS employment change shows the risk ranking holds in aggregate, but individual outcomes are predicted weakly, so results are ranges, never a flat verdict.
Sources: O*NET, Eloundou et al. (2023), GPTs are GPTs, O*NET Work Context, BLS CPI-U, BLS OEWS.
Snapshot SNAPSHOT-2026-11-06. Full method and backtest on How it works.