How likely is AI to replace Postsecondary Teachers, All Other?

Published research puts Postsecondary Teachers, All Other at 39 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 5 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.

Do researchers agree on the risk for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other?

Broadly, yes. Individual estimates for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other run from 35 to 48 out of 100 across the 5 sources behind this score, a fairly tight range. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Which education roles face similar AI exposure?

The closest published education roles to Postsecondary Teachers, All Other by score are Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary (39/100), Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary (39/100), and Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (39/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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Will AI replace Postsecondary Teachers, All Other?

Lower risk

Baseline AI displacement risk for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other, aggregated from 5 research sources.

What this score means

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 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 39 out of 100 it sits close to the Education average of 39. Across the 5 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 35 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

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 5 research sources that scored Postsecondary Teachers, All Other for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

01Crashing Waves vs. Rising Tides: Preliminary Findings on AI Automation from Thousands of Worker Evaluations of Labor Market Tasks · 2026Mertens, Thompson et al., MIT FutureTech (2026)
02The AI Jobs Transition Framework: Mapping AI's Near-Term Impact on Jobs · 2026OpenAI Economic Research (2026)
03Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025International Labour Organization, Working Paper 140 (2025)
04A new future of work: The race to deploy AI and raise skills in Europe and beyond · 2024McKinsey Global Institute (2024)
05Generative AI and the Future of Work in America · 2023McKinsey Global Institute (2023)

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Postsecondary Teachers, All Other?: Published research puts Postsecondary Teachers, All Other at 39 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 5 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other?: Broadly, yes. Individual estimates for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other run from 35 to 48 out of 100 across the 5 sources behind this score, a fairly tight range. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.
Which education roles face similar AI exposure?: The closest published education roles to Postsecondary Teachers, All Other by score are Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary (39/100), Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary (39/100), and Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (39/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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