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Will AI replace Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary?

Lower risk

Baseline AI displacement risk for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary, aggregated from 6 research sources.

What this score means

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 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 6 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 13 to 79, 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 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary, most central first, showing 12 of 24.

  • 01Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • 02Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • 03Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • 04Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, measurement and data collection, and workplace social relations.
  • 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.
  • 07Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  • 08Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • 09Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • 10Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • 11Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • 12Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.

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 Sociology 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 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary?
Published research puts Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary at 39 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk 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 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary?
Only partly. Individual estimates for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary run from 13 to 79 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 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 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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