Will AI replace Teachers and Instructors, All Other?

What this score means

Teachers and Instructors, All Other 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 43 out of 100 it scores 4 points above the Education average of 39. Across the 2 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 26 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

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 2 research sources that scored Teachers and Instructors, All Other for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025International Labour Organization, Working Paper 140 (2025)
• 02AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023Felten, Raj, Seamans (2023)

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Teachers and Instructors, All Other?

Published research puts Teachers and Instructors, All Other at 43 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the transitioning band. The number is a weighted consensus of 2 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.

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

Only partly. Individual estimates for Teachers and Instructors, All Other run from 26 to 65 out of 100 across the 2 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 Teachers and Instructors, All Other by score are Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (43/100), Law Teachers, Postsecondary (43/100), and Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary (43/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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More education occupations

• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary44/100
• Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary44/100
• Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary43/100
• Law Teachers, Postsecondary43/100
• Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary43/100
• Tutors43/100
• Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary42/100
• Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary42/100