Educational Instruction and Library · United States (national)
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
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 the bigger shift looks near-term.
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 30.6 to 54.6
Physical / roboticsrange 6.1 to 30.1
When the change is likely
Near-term, highlocal demand declining
What to do about it
Use AI to outpace AI.
Strategies to protect your livelihood, most important first.
1
Act within the next 1 to 2 years
Displacement for this role is near-term. Start a concrete reskilling plan now, while you still have income and leverage.
2
Pivot toward Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
It is skill-adjacent and less exposed (31.1 vs 43). A lateral move now beats a forced one later.
3
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.
4
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
Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress and make suggestions for improvement.
50.0
Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
100.0
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
50.0
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, abilities, and interests.
100.0
Prepare students for further education by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
100.0
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
100.0
Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
50.0
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
50.0
Longer, orange bars are more automatable; short green bars are resistant.
What is driving my result
lowers risk
raises risk
Task: Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
Task: Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, abilities, and interests.
Local demand is declining
Lower-risk adjacent roles
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
31.1
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
34.1
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
34.1
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
35.0
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
35.0
Tutors
37.1
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How this score is calculated
Map Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 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 42.6, robotics 18.1.
The timeline comes from the higher axis (42.6), shifted for local demand (declining), 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.