Career/Technical Education 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 696 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 85% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Prepare reports and maintain records, such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Conduct on-the-job training classes or training sessions to teach and demonstrate principles, techniques, procedures, or methods of designated subjects.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Acquire, maintain, and repair laboratory equipment and tools.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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