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Will AI replace Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary?

Transitioning

Baseline AI displacement risk for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, aggregated from 6 research sources.

What this score means

Recreation and Fitness Studies 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 47 out of 100 it scores 8 points above the Education average of 39. Across the 6 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 15 to 62, 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 Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, most central first, showing 12 of 23.

  • 01Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • 02Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • 03Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • 04Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • 05Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as anatomy, therapeutic recreation, and conditioning theory.
  • 06Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • 07Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • 08Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • 09Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • 10Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • 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 6 research sources that scored Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 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 Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary?
Published research puts Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary at 47 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 Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary?
Only partly. Individual estimates for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary run from 15 to 62 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 Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary by score are Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (47/100), Business Teachers, Postsecondary (47/100), and Education Teachers, Postsecondary (47/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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