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Education Administrators, Postsecondary

The short answer

This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 1,017 openings expected each year.

Step 1

Where your job stands

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.

How much AI could touch this job

More exposedband 4 of 5
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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.

What this means

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.

Step 2

What AI can and can’t help with in this job

The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.

AI can help with or automate about 89% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Direct activities of administrative departments, such as admissions, registration, and career services.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Appoint individuals to faculty positions, and evaluate their performance.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  3. Develop curricula, and recommend curricula revisions and additions.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Represent institutions at community and campus events, in meetings with other institution personnel, and during accreditation processes.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  2. Promote the university by participating in community, state, and national events or meetings, and by developing partnerships with industry and secondary education institutions.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  3. Participate in faculty and college committee activities.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

Step 3

Jobs you could switch to

If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.

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The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.

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    slightly less pay1,578 openings/yrLess exposed than your job now

    Pays slightly less—$141,162 vs your $141,988 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a master's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.

    Getting ready typically takes more than four years.

    Skills you already have

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    • Written Expression
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    New skills to build

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    • Deductive Reasoning
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    Pays about 18% more—$166,870 vs your $141,988 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.

    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

    Skills you already have

    • Education and Training
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    • Oral Comprehension
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    New skills to build

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    Pays about 85% more—$262,311 vs your $141,988 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.

    Getting ready typically takes more than four years.

    Skills you already have

    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Oral Expression
    • Oral Comprehension
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    • Written Expression

    New skills to build

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  • Training and Development Managers

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    Pays about 23% more—$174,277 vs your $141,988 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.

    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

    Skills you already have

    • Education and Training
    • English Language
    • Oral Expression
    • Written Expression
    • Administration and Management

    New skills to build

    • Operations Analysis
    • Learning Strategies
    • Personnel and Human Resources