Teaching Assistants, 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 3,728 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the 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 a third of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the 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 70% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Teach undergraduate-level courses.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers, and record grades.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Develop teaching materials, such as syllabi, visual aids, answer keys, supplementary notes, or course Web sites.
AI could do much of this on its own
Inform students of the procedures for completing and submitting class work, such as lab reports.
AI could do much of this on its own
Return assignments to students in accordance with established deadlines.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Demonstrate use of laboratory equipment and enforce laboratory rules.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Schedule and maintain regular office hours to meet with students.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Attend lectures given by the supervising instructor.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Copy and distribute classroom materials.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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