Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
The short answer
Parts of this job are expected to change. AI can already assist with some of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 1,047 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth for how much AI could touch it—right around the middle.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a third of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
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 66% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Assess clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Demonstrate patient care in clinical units of hospitals.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Mentor junior and adjunct faculty members.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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What the move takes
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Skills you already have
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New skills to build
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What the move takes
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Skills you already have
- Psychology
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New skills to build
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