Special Education Teachers, Preschool
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 489 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
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 second least 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
This job is in the second least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 28% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Develop individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, or social development.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual education plans (IEPs).
AI could help, but needs extra software
Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
AI could do much of this on its own
Establish and communicate clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects to students, parents, or guardians.
AI could do much of this on its own
Modify the general preschool curriculum for students with disabilities.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Communicate nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, or social skills, to preschool students with special needs.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Teach students personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, or self-advocacy.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Active Listening
- Oral Expression
- Social Perceptiveness
New skills to build
- Geography
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- Mathematics
- Administration and Management