Will AI replace English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary?

What this score means

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary is among the more exposed roles in Education. A large share of the work, especially its routine and text-heavy parts, is already within reach of current AI, though the harder judgment calls still need a person. At 57 out of 100 it scores 16 points above the Education average of 41. Across the 4 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 35 to 74, 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 English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, most central first, showing 12 of 33.

• 01Teach writing or communication classes.
• 02Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• 03Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• 04Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• 05Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• 06Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• 07Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as poetry, novel structure, and translation and adaptation.
• 08Assist students who need extra help with their coursework outside of class.
• 09Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• 10Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• 11Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• 12Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.

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 4 research sources that scored English Language and Literature 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 · 2026
• 02Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025
• 03GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
• 04AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

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