Library Science Teachers, 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 22 openings expected each year.
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
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.
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 80% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and present findings in professional journals, books, electronic media, or at professional conferences.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, giving presentations at conferences, and serving on committees in professional associations.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as collection development, archival methods, and indexing and abstracting.
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
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Participate in campus and community events.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Act as advisers to student organizations.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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