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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

instructing students individually and in groups, meeting with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress and preparing and implementing remedial programs for students requiring extra help. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: establishing and enforcing rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

What shifts is maintaining accurate and completing student records. This page scores what today's tools actually do, not headlines.

Your week, as this page understands it

Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level. The job title says “elementary school teachers” or “except special education”: officially one job, two names. The real job is the part underneath: establishing and enforcing rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students. That is the thing someone has to be right about.

The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But elementary school teachers, except special education is not one task. It is 38 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is establishing and enforcing rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI
13%
changing shape
6%
staying human
81%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

Whole-job exposure score 24 out of 100 (1831 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, across 38 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.

How we know this

What is measured: Every published task statement for elementary school teachers, except special education is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-05. Read the full method.

Your job, task by task

These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.

Shifting to AI

5 tasks

Tasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.

  • Maintaining accurate and completing student records

    This is reading one thing and writing another: accurate in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 81 out of 100 (7785 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Keeping required student records accurate and complete is structured administrative work school systems already handle.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Assigning and grading class work and homework

    This is reading one thing and writing another: class work in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Assign and grade class work and homework.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 66 out of 100 (6270 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Marking class work against a rubric is something AI handles well, with the teacher checking borderline answers.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Preparing for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors

    This is reading one thing and writing another: assigned classes in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 66 out of 100 (5973 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Lesson preparation and the written evidence of it are documents software drafts well.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Preparing objectives and outlines for courses of study

    This is reading one thing and writing another: objectives in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 88 out of 100 (8195 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Course outlines follow published state curriculum standards, so producing them is document work AI does to a high standard.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.

Changing shape

2 tasks

Tasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.

  • Establishing clear objectives for all lessons

    The software now makes the first pass at clear objectives, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (4452 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Writing clear lesson and unit objectives is standard curriculum drafting that software handles well.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Preparing, administering and grading tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress

    The software now makes the first pass at tests, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 49 out of 100 (3959 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Writing and marking tests is well-suited to software, though the test still has to be given in the classroom.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Staying human

31 tasks

Tasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.

  • Instructing students individually and in groups

    This work happens in the physical world: students, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 5 · Core
    Source:Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 7 out of 100 (311 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Teaching young children face to face is built on presence and relationships, and needs a qualified teacher.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Establishing and enforcing rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students

    This work happens in the physical world: rules, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 5 · Core
    Source:Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 3 out of 100 (07 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Keeping order in a classroom of young children depends on being in the room and being known to them.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Adapting teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests

    The value here is that a specific person handles methods and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 5 · Core
    Source:Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 34 out of 100 (2741 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Reworking materials for different reading levels and interests is a writing job software does quickly and well.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Planning and conducting activities for a balanced program of instruction

    This work happens in the physical world: activities, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 5 · Core
    Source:Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (828 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: AI can plan a balanced mix of activities, but running them with a class happens in the room.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Show the other 28 tasks
  • Preparing reports on students and activities as required by administration

    shifting to AI

    This is reading one thing and writing another: reports in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 81 out of 100 (7785 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Reports on students and activities are structured documents that can largely be produced from existing school records.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Selecting, storing, ordering, issuing and inventory classroom equipment, materials and supplies

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: inventory classroom equipment, materials and supplies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 3 · Core
    Source:Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 38 out of 100 (3145 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Ordering and tracking classroom supplies is desk work, though storing and issuing them is done by hand.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Using computers, audio-visual aids and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: computers, audio-visual aids and other equipment and materials, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (2242 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Making slides and other presentation materials is easy for software, though using them happens in front of the class.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Collaborating with other teachers and administrators in the development

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles other teachers and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of elementary school programs.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 31 out of 100 (2438 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Developing and revising school programmes with colleagues is collaborative work where software drafts but people decide.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Conferring with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles other staff members and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (1933 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Draft schedules and lesson sequences come easily to software, though the agreement happens between colleagues.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Supervising, evaluating and planning assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles assignments and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (1933 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Rotas and written feedback can be drafted, but supervising assistants rests on working relationships.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Administering standardized ability and achievement tests

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: standardized ability, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Administer standardized ability and achievement tests, and interpret results to determine student strengths and needs.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 25 out of 100 (1832 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Interpreting test results is a data job software does well; supervising students sitting the test is not.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Guiding and counseling students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles students and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 5 · Core
    Source:Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (1428 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Guiding a struggling child needs someone they trust, though software can help spot problems and suggest approaches.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Preparing and implementing remedial programs for students requiring extra help

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: remedial programs, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (1125 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Catch-up plans draft easily, but the extra help itself is given one to one.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Attending professional meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: professional meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 17 out of 100 (727 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Attending training is about the teacher own learning; software can summarise sessions but cannot take part for them.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Meeting with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles other professionals and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 15 out of 100 (822 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Much of the value is in colleagues talking things through, drawing on what each has seen of the student.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Preparing materials and classrooms for class activities

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: materials, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 5 · Core
    Source:Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 14 out of 100 (424 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: AI can create and print activity sheets, but setting up the room and laying out equipment is physical preparation.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Conferring with parents or guardians

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles parents and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 5 · Core
    Source:Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 12 out of 100 (816 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Sorting out a child's problems with parents and colleagues depends on trust between the adults involved.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Meeting with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs

    staying human

    The value here is that a specific person handles parents and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 12 out of 100 (519 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Progress conversations with parents rest on trust built with the person who teaches their child.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Attending staff meetings and serving on committees

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: staff meetings, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 3 · Core
    Source:Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 11 out of 100 (418 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Attending meetings and serving on committees means taking part yourself, though notes and summaries can be automated.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Providing a variety of materials and resources for children

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: a variety of materials, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (216 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Laying out materials for children to explore and handle is physical classroom work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Reading books to entire classes or small groups

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: books, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 5 · Core
    Source:Read books to entire classes or small groups.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (115 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Reading aloud to a class is a shared moment with children, not just the words being spoken.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Preparing students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: students, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (115 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Encouraging a particular teenager to keep trying depends on knowing them and being there day after day.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Planning and supervising class projects

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: class projects, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 7 out of 100 (311 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: The trip can be planned on paper, but supervising children away from school needs adults present.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Organizing and leading activities designed to promote physical

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: activities, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (210 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Leading games, crafts, music and storytelling is done in person with a group of children.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Observing and evaluating students' performance

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: students' performance, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 5 · Core
    Source:Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (012 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Judging a student's behavior, social development and health means watching them closely day after day.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Enforcing administration policies and rules governing students

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: administration policies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (012 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Enforcing school rules with children means being present and carrying the authority of a known adult.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Instructing and monitoring students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: students, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (012 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Teaching children to handle equipment safely and watching that they do means being there with them.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Sponsoring extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations and academic contests

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: extracurricular activities, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source:Sponsor extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (08 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Running a club after school means being there with the students week after week.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Involving parent volunteers and older students in children's activities to facilitate involvement

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: parent volunteers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 3 · Core
    Source:Involve parent volunteers and older students in children's activities to facilitate involvement in focused, complex play.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 3 out of 100 (010 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Getting parents and older students involved in activities depends on personal invitation and encouragement.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Organizing and labelling materials and displaying students' work

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: materials, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source:Organize and label materials and display students' work.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (07 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Organising materials and putting up displays of children's work is physical classroom work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Performing administrative duties, such as school library assistance, hall and cafeteria monitoring and bus loading and unloading

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: administrative duties, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 3 · Core
    Source:Perform administrative duties, such as school library assistance, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (04 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Hall duty, cafeteria monitoring and bus loading are about being physically present to supervise children.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Providing students with disabilities with assistive devices

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: students, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source:Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (07 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Helping a student physically get around school or use a device requires being right there with them.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay
$63,970a year, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.bls-oews, 2025 · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
How we know this

Source: bls-oews

Reference period: May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)

Rounding: Shown as published.

People doing this job
1,388,390in the US, 2025.bls-oews · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)

What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.

Why this is shifting

The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: class work in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: maintaining accurate and completing student records and assigning and grading class work and homework. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where rules get done. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.

Your move

Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend

Start with what does not change: establishing and enforcing rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 13% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 6% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 81% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 38 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.

So the thing worth your attention is not the job going away. It is the layer around it. Maintaining accurate and completing student records is the part turning into software, and being the person who understands that layer is worth money.

This week: one thing

Ask the one question. Find whoever is bringing new software into your workplace (the manager, the office, whoever runs the system) and ask them what it is meant to do to class work, and what it is not meant to touch. Ten minutes, this week, before anyone decides it for you.

What you end up holding
a straight answer about what is actually being rolled out, and when
How long it takes
ten minutes

If there’s nobody obvious to ask, or you’d rather not ask your manager: Put the same question to your union rep, your shift lead or the person who has been there longest, in person, over a break. Same ten minutes, same answer, and you will usually get a straighter one. Write down what they say. The note is the artifact, and it tells you whether rules are in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no license needed.

Over the next 90 days

Get inside the tool rollout rather than waiting for it. Over the next ninety days, ask to be in the group that tests, checks or signs off whatever new system arrives near establishing clear objectives for all lessons. It is usually an unglamorous seat that nobody fights for, and it is the one that decides how the software is used on your job rather than to it.

Over the next 12 months

On this evidence I would not retrain out of this job, and I will say that plainly rather than hedge it. The task list here is dominated by work that stays with a person. What I would do with a year is get formally recognised for the layer around it (the systems, the compliance, the planning), so you are the one who understands the software instead of the one it is done to. Before you pay for anything, use CareerOneStop - Find local training. It is free, it is the Labor Department's own service, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.

The roads out of here

You did not come here for a career change and I am not selling you one. But two roads out of here are worth knowing about, so here they are with the bill attached.

  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

    a year or morematched on shared tasks

    You already establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students. In that job the same thing shows up as establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students. Take both published task lists together and about 69% of the work in that job that the software is not taking is work you are doing today.

    Half of what they do, you do already. The argument is about the other half, not about starting again.

    The work the two jobs share

    • You already do

      Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.

      They do

      Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.

    • You already do

      Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.

      They do

      Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.

    • You already do

      Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.

      They do

      Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.

    What you would not already have: Coverage is about 69% of their durable work, which means the rest of it is new. Read their own task list on the page below before you believe anyone (including me) about how close the two jobs are.

    The honest bill

    Pay: $64,370 against your $63,970 (OEWS May 2025 (both)).

    • The licence gate: Default-closed. This release carries no licence-register snapshot, so I could not check whether that job is regulated, which means I have to assume it might be. Before you spend a penny, look it up on the US Labor Department’s licensed-occupations finder; the free routes below link straight to it. The route is banded a year or more because of that unknown, not in spite of it.
    • The entry ticket: Typical entry-level education is published for only ten occupations in this release, and neither this job nor that one is among them. So I cannot tell you whether a qualification stands in the way. Treat that as an open question to settle before you commit, not as a green light.
    • What the pay gap is telling you: $64,370 against your $63,970 (OEWS May 2025 (both)): within a percent of each other, which is to say the same money. Whatever this move is for, it is not for the pay.
    • What you live on meanwhile: Nobody is going to pay you to retrain. This is evenings and weekends alongside the job you already have, for a year or more, and if that is not possible right now then this route is not open right now, which is worth knowing before you start. The free American Job Center service listed below will talk training funding through with you before you pay anyone.
    • Is the target job itself holding up: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education scores 25/100 on this site’s own exposure measure (low), with 11% of its tasks in the top band. Employment projections are not published for this occupation in this release, so this is the exposure leg of the check only. It passed, which is the only reason it is here.

    How long: A year or more, part-time, alongside the job you have. That band is set by the unchecked licence question and by the 31% of their work you would be learning, not by any one course.

  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationKindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

    a year or morematched on shared tasks

    You already establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students. In that job the same thing shows up as establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among…. Take both published task lists together and about 66% of the work in that job that the software is not taking is work you are doing today.

    Half of what they do, you do already. The argument is about the other half, not about starting again.

    The work the two jobs share

    • You already do

      Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.

      They do

      Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.

    • You already do

      Read books to entire classes or small groups.

      They do

      Read books to entire classes or to small groups.

    • You already do

      Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling.

      They do

      Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling.

    What you would not already have: Nothing in your task list touches “teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal…”, “demonstrate activities to children” or “prepare materials, classrooms, and other indoor and outdoor spaces to facilitate creative…”. That is the part you would be learning from scratch, and it is roughly the 34% of their durable work you do not already hold.

    The honest bill

    A pay cut: $62,680 against your $63,970 (OEWS May 2025 (both)). I am saying the words: you would earn less. Decide that on purpose, not by accident.

    • The licence gate: Default-closed. This release carries no licence-register snapshot, so I could not check whether that job is regulated, which means I have to assume it might be. Before you spend a penny, look it up on the US Labor Department’s licensed-occupations finder; the free routes below link straight to it. The route is banded a year or more because of that unknown, not in spite of it.
    • The entry ticket: Typical entry-level education is published for only ten occupations in this release, and neither this job nor that one is among them. So I cannot tell you whether a qualification stands in the way. Treat that as an open question to settle before you commit, not as a green light.
    • What the pay gap is telling you: $62,680 against your $63,970, 2.0% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). I am saying the words: you would earn slightly less. Decide that on purpose.
    • What you live on meanwhile: Nobody is going to pay you to retrain. This is evenings and weekends alongside the job you already have, for a year or more, and if that is not possible right now then this route is not open right now, which is worth knowing before you start. The free American Job Center service listed below will talk training funding through with you before you pay anyone.
    • How many seats there are: About 108,870 of those jobs against 1,388,390 of yours (OEWS May 2025), 8% as many seats. A real door, not a wide one.
    • Is the target job itself holding up: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education scores 18/100 on this site’s own exposure measure (minimal), with 8% of its tasks in the top band. Employment projections are not published for this occupation in this release, so this is the exposure leg of the check only. It passed, which is the only reason it is here.

    How long: A year or more, part-time, alongside the job you have. That band is set by the unchecked licence question and by the 34% of their work you would be learning, not by any one course.

3 moves I checked and rejected

These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.

  • Registered Nurses

    Why it looked obvious: Teachers assess, instruct and safeguard people, and nursing pays 52.5% more with strong growth - the tempting inverse of the RN->teacher fixture.

    Why I am not recommending it: Fails the coverage gate: a registered nurse's durable core is clinical - administering medications and monitoring for reactions, recording vital signs, conducting laboratory tests, performing physical examinations - and a teacher does none of it. The shared assessing-and-instructing work is real but sits outside the target's durable core, so coverage is low. It also fails on RN licensure (year-plus). Rejected rather than rendered with warnings, because the honest claim 'you already do part of this job' cannot be made.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

    Why it looked obvious: It cleared every check: about 63% of its durable work is work you already do.

    Why I am not recommending it: Nothing is wrong with this one. It passed every check and then came next on shared work behind the routes above, and a page carries two at most. It is here so you can see it was weighed rather than missed.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already read books to entire classes or small groups, and their equivalent is to read books to entire classes or to small groups. Across both published task lists that is about 49% of the durable work in that job.

    Why I am not recommending it: It is a pay cut, in those words: $38,140 against your $63,970, 40.4% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

What I’d stop worrying about

A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.

  • The headline number you read somewhere

    The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 13% of its task weight, across 38 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.

  • The headlines about your trade disappearing

    They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like establishing and enforcing rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students arrive through rules, insurance and money, slowly and visibly. This page tracks the task evidence and will move when it moves.

  • Retraining out of a job that is holding up

    On this evidence I would not spend money leaving. Spend it on the layer around the job instead: the tools, the paperwork, the planning. That is where the change actually is.

  • The “obvious” next job everyone suggests

    I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.

You are reading the United States figures

The United Kingdom splits this work across more than one official group, of which Primary education teaching professionals is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

Switch to the United Kingdom page →partial match

In UK official statistics this job is counted as Primary education teaching professionals. Pay and employment stay on this page’s own group; the task list and the scores do not cross over.

Your route through this

Where to go next, and what it costs

Free, and complete

The moves above cost nothing. These are the real services that go with them: public, government-funded, and free at the point of use. Nothing on this page is behind an email address or a payment.

No Space for this job, but one for what is happening to it

Nothing Collab365 runs is built for primary school teacher, and we are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.

The working behind that
No education Space. The generalist rule was considered and declined: the growing part of this job is the records-and-reporting layer, and a generic professional-AI Space teaches neither classroom practice nor the safeguarding rules around it.

There is one that is not about a job title at all. The AI Authority is about being the person who directs these tools at work rather than the person they get compared to. That is worth saying here, because 13% of the work on this page is already inside what they can do.

Try The AI Authority free

7 days free, no card needed. Explore up to 2 Spaces before you choose a plan: you pick a plan later, not now.

The AI Authority is a general community about working with AI, not a course for primary school teacher. You do not need it to act on anything here: the moves above cost nothing and stand on their own. The data on this page is the same either way.

Noted, and thank you. We’ll email you if a Space for teachers launches. Nothing else.

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Questions people ask about this job

Will AI replace Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?
Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 38 official task statements scored for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (United States, SOC 25-2021), 13% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 24 out of 100 (range 18–31, band: low). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
Which tasks in “Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education” can AI already do?
The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools” (88/100, very high); “Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations” (81/100, very high); “Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration” (81/100, very high). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
Which tasks in “Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education” stay human?
About 81% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms” (0/100, minimal); “Perform administrative duties, such as school library assistance, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading” (0/100, minimal); “Organize and label materials and display students' work” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
What should someone working in “Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education” do about AI?
Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 13% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 81% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
How is the AI exposure score for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education calculated?
Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 38 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

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  • 8 tasks scored differently between repeat runs, so their range on this page is wider. We would rather show the wobble than hide it.
  • The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
  • 32 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
  • Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.
Task statements
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Task weights
onet-db (im-rt)
Scores
Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
Pay and employment
bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))

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@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}

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