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Law 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 382 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

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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with more than 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 78% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, papers, and oral presentations.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

    AI could do much of this on its own

  3. Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as civil procedure, contracts, and torts.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  2. Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  3. Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  4. Act as advisers to student organizations.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  5. Participate in campus and community events.

    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.

  • Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

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    slightly less pay202 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job now

    Pays slightly less—$131,067 vs your $135,876 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a doctoral or professional degree.

    Getting ready typically takes more than four years.

    Skills you already have

    • Education and Training
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    • Written Expression
    • Oral Comprehension

    New skills to build

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  • Education Administrators, Postsecondary

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    Pays about 4% more—$141,988 vs your $135,876 here.

    What the move takes

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

    Getting ready typically takes more than four years.

    Skills you already have

    • Education and Training
    • English Language
    • Oral Expression
    • Written Expression
    • Oral Comprehension

    New skills to build

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    • Management of Material Resources
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    Pays about 57% more—$213,674 vs your $135,876 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a doctoral or professional degree.

    Getting ready typically takes more than four years.

    Skills you already have

    • Law and Government
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    • Oral Expression
    • Speaking
    • Written Comprehension

    New skills to build

    • Customer and Personal Service
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    • Time Management
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