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Will AI replace Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?
Baseline AI displacement risk for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, aggregated from 6 research sources.
What this score means
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary sits in the middle of the exposure range for Education. Routine parts of the job are starting to automate, but much of it still depends on judgment, relationships, and context that today's models handle poorly. At 44 out of 100 it scores 5 points above the Education average of 39. Across the 6 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 13 to 63, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.
The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works
What this job actually involves
Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, most central first, showing 12 of 26.
- 01Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- 02Compile, administer, and grade examinations or assign this work to others.
- 03Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as programming, data structures, and software design.
- 04Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- 05Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- 06Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- 07Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- 08Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- 09Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
- 10Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- 11Develop and maintain Web sites for online courses.
- 12Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.
The research behind this score
This baseline aggregates 6 research sources that scored Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.
- 01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026Anthropic
- 02Global Automation Atlas: Task Substitution Exposure by Occupation · 2026Garg, Crosta, Baier (2026), arXiv:2605.17086
- 03Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025International Labour Organization, Working Paper 140 (2025)
- 04Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations · 2025Tomlinson, Jaffe et al., Microsoft Research (2025)
- 05GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin, Rock (Science, 2024)
- 06AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023Felten, Raj, Seamans (2023)
Common questions
- How likely is AI to replace Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?
- Published research puts Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary at 44 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the transitioning band. The number is a weighted consensus of 6 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
- Do researchers agree on the risk for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?
- Only partly. Individual estimates for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary run from 13 to 63 out of 100 across the 6 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.
- Which education roles face similar AI exposure?
- The closest published education roles to Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary by score are Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary (44/100), Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary (45/100), and Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (43/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.
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- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary43/100
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Informational guidance based on published research, not professional career or financial advice. Scores update as new research is ingested.