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Will AI replace Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

Lower risk

Baseline AI displacement risk for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, aggregated from 9 research sources.

What this score means

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education leans toward the safer end for Education. Parts of the role touch tasks AI is getting good at, but the core still depends on hands on work or judgment that resists automation. At 37 out of 100 it sits close to the Education average of 39. Across the 9 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 7 to 48, 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, most central first, showing 12 of 38.

  • 01Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
  • 02Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.
  • 03Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.
  • 04Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • 05Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  • 06Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
  • 07Read books to entire classes or small groups.
  • 08Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  • 09Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
  • 10Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
  • 11Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
  • 12Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.

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 9 research sources that scored Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?
Published research puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at 37 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 9 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?
Only partly. Individual estimates for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education run from 7 to 48 out of 100 across the 9 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education by score are Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (37/100), Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors (38/100), and Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary (38/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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