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Educational Instruction and Library · United States (national)

Tutors

How exposed this work is to automation, shown as ranges with the reasoning and sources.

The short version: this role is less 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
37.1 of 100
AI / softwarerange 25.1 to 49.1
11.5 of 100
Physical / roboticsrange 0.0 to 23.5

When the change is likely

partial change 0y 5y 10y 15y 20+y

Partial, 5 to 10 years local 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
Pivot toward Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
It is skill-adjacent and less exposed (31.1 vs 37). 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.

Which of my tasks are exposed

Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.
100.0
Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.
50.0
Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions.
50.0
Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.
50.0
Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests.
50.0
Participate in training and development sessions to improve tutoring practices or learn new tutoring techniques.
50.0
Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, school administrators, or counselors to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans, or assess student progress.
100.0
Monitor student performance or assist students in academic environments, such as classrooms, laboratories, or computing centers.
50.0

Longer, orange bars are more automatable; short green bars are resistant.

What is driving my result

lowers risk
raises risk
Task: Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.
Task: Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, school administrators, or counselors to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans, or assess student progress.

Lower-risk adjacent roles

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
31.1
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
34.1
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
34.1
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
34.3
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
35.0

A full, ranked mitigation plan is part of the paid tiers.

How this score is calculated

  1. Map Tutors to its standard O*NET task list (8 core tasks).
  2. 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.
  3. The two axis scores are the task averages: AI 37.1, robotics 11.5.
  4. The timeline comes from the higher axis (37.1), shifted for local demand (stable), and seniority. It is read against your remaining working years.
  5. 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.

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