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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

preparing students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks, using computers, audio-visual aids and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations and guiding and counseling students with adjustments. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI is already taking a real slice of the routine work here: preparing objectives and outlines for courses of study. That is a slice of tasks, not of you.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 16%
changing shape: 10%
staying human: 74%

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

Whole-job exposure score 28 out of 100 (22–35 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, across 32 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 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical 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.

That slice is not coming back; the core of the job, establishing and enforcing rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students, stays yours. The tools change, the responsibility doesn't.

Your week, as this page understands it

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level. The job title says “secondary school teachers”, “except special” or “career/technical education”: officially one job, several names. The real job is the part underneath: establishing and enforcing rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among 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 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education is not one task. It is 32 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 students, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 16%
changing shape: 10%
staying human: 74%

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

How we know this

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.

9 tasks scored differently between repeat runs, so their range on this page is wider. We would rather show the wobble than hide it.
30 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.

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.

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 (81–95 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.
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 (62–70 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.
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 (77–85 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.
Preparing reports on students and activities as required by administration
This is reading one thing and writing another: reports in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 3 · 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 (77–85 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.

Changing shape

3 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.

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 (39–59 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.
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: 56 out of 100 (52–60 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: Lesson objectives follow curriculum standards and are quick for tools to draft 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 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Collaborating with other teachers and administrators in the development
The software now makes the first pass at other teachers, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 3 · Core
Source: “Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 40 out of 100 (33–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial 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: AI can analyse and draft programme changes, but agreeing them is joint work among school staff.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Staying human

24 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.

Preparing students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks
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 (1–15 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.
Establishing and enforcing rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students
This work happens in the physical world: rules, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–11 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: Keeping order among teenagers depends on an adult being in the room whom the students know and respect.
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.
Preparing materials and classrooms for class activities
This work happens in the physical world: materials, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 14 out of 100 (4–24 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.

Show the other 22 tasks

Preparing for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors
shifting to AI
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 3 · 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: 75 out of 100 (68–82 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: Preparing lessons and producing written evidence of that preparation is planning paperwork AI drafts well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · 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 · Supplemental
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 (31–45 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.
Adapting teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles methods and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 4 · 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 (27–41 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.
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 (22–42 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.
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 (19–33 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.
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 3 · Core
Source: “Administer standardized ability and achievement tests, and interpret results to determine students' strengths and needs.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 24 out of 100 (17–31 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Score interpretation is well documented and suits AI, but the tests must be supervised in person under strict rules.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Guiding and counseling students with adjustments
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles students and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Guide and counsel students with adjustments, academic problems, or special academic interests.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 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: Advice can be drafted by software, but a student opening up about difficulties depends on trusting the teacher.
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.
Planning and conducting activities for a balanced program of instruction
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: activities, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · 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 (8–28 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.
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 (11–25 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 3 · 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 (7–27 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 (8–22 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.
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 (5–19 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.
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 4 · Core
Source: “Confer with parents or guardians, other 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 (5–19 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: These conversations work because parents and staff trust the teacher who knows the 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 (4–18 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.
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 3 · 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: 8 out of 100 (4–12 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: Trip planning can be drafted by software, but supervising teenagers on an outing needs a responsible adult present.
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 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Instructing through lectures, discussions and demonstrations in one or more subjects
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: lectures, discussions and demonstrations, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (0–16 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; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Software writes strong explanations, but holding the attention of a room of teenagers is done in person by a qualified teacher.
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 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
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 4 · 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 (0–12 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 all administration policies and rules governing students
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: all administration policies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 4 · Core
Source: “Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (0–12 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: Enforcing school rules means an adult is physically present with students when things go wrong.
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 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 3 · Core
Source: “Instruct and monitor students in the use of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.” (O*NET task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (1–9 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: Safety supervision means watching students handle real equipment and stepping in quickly, which needs an adult standing there.
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 · Core
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 (0–8 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.
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 · Supplemental
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 (0–4 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 · Core
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 (0–4 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: Helping a student use equipment or reach a restroom is hands-on help only a present person can give.
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: $72,040a 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: 1,065,210in 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: preparing objectives and outlines for courses of study 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 students is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 16% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 10% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 74% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 32 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. Preparing objectives and outlines for courses of study 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 preparing, administering and grading tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. 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.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
a year or morematched on shared tasks
One of the tasks on your list is on theirs in the same words: “enforce all administration policies and rules governing 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
  “Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.”
  They do
  “Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.”
- You already do
  “Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among 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 educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.”
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
A pay cut: $65,030 against your $72,040 (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: $65,030 against your $72,040, 9.7% 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 16,870 of those jobs against 1,065,210 of yours (OEWS May 2025), 2% as many seats. A real door, not a wide one.
- Is the target job itself holding up: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School scores 27/100 on this site’s own exposure measure (low), with 17% 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.
See what AI is doing to career/technical education teachers, middle school
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
a year or morematched on shared tasks
One of the tasks on your list is on theirs in the same words: “enforce all administration policies and rules governing students”. 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
  “Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.”
  They do
  “Enforce all administration policies and rules governing 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
  “Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.”
  They do
  “Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.”
What you would not already have: Nothing in your task list touches “instruct students in the knowledge and skills required in a specific occupation…”, “plan and supervise work-experience programs in businesses, industrial shops, and school laboratories” or “place students in jobs, or make referrals to job placement services”. 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: $66,270 against your $72,040 (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: $66,270 against your $72,040, 8.0% 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 111,420 of those jobs against 1,065,210 of yours (OEWS May 2025), 10% as many seats. A real door, not a wide one.
- Is the target job itself holding up: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School scores 26/100 on this site’s own exposure measure (low), with 15% 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.
See what AI is doing to career/technical education teachers, secondary school

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.

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 71% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: It is a pay cut, in those words: $64,370 against your $72,040, 10.6% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students, and their equivalent is to establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the…. Across both published task lists that is about 61% of the durable work in that job.
Why I am not recommending it: I will not move you off one melting floe onto another: that job is projected to shrink 2.0% between 2024 and 2034 (BLS Employment Projections). It is a pay cut, in those words: $63,970 against your $72,040, 11.2% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Why it looked obvious: It cleared every check: about 52% 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 →

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: 16% of its task weight, across 32 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 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 Secondary 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 Secondary education teaching professionals. Pay and employment stay on this page’s own group; the task list and the scores do not cross over.

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Nothing Collab365 runs is built for secondary school teachers / except special / career/technical education, and we are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.

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 16% of the work on this page is already inside what they can do.

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Nearby moves

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Will AI replace Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education?: Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 32 official task statements scored for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (United States, SOC 25-2031), 16% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 28 out of 100 (range 22–35, 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 “Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical 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 “Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education” stay human?: About 74% 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); “Sponsor extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests” (4/100, 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 “Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education” do about AI?: Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 16% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 74% 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 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical 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 32 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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9 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.
30 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: onet-dbProcessing: catalogue-bridge → onet-im-rt-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
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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  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
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  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
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