Will AI replace Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary?

What this score means

Philosophy and Religion 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 51 out of 100 it scores 10 points above the Education average of 41. Across the 4 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 35 to 65, 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 Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary, most central first, showing 12 of 22.

• 01Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• 02Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• 03Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students and the community on topics such as ethics, logic, and contemporary religious thought.
• 04Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• 05Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• 06Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• 07Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• 08Write articles and books.
• 09Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
• 10Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• 11Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• 12Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.

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 Philosophy and Religion 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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