AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 25-2011.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education?

Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.

Estimated AI task exposure
35%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

34 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

35/100

Physical moat

11/100

Human moat

48/100

Rating coverage

100%

34 task statements / 34 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.91
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.
Importance 89/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.90
Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
Importance 86/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.88
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
Importance 89/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.88
Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
Importance 86/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.88
Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
Importance 89/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.88
Demonstrate activities to children.
Importance 82/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.87
Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
Importance 85/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.87
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
Importance 85/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.87
Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
Importance 88/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.85

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$38,140

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

478,780

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+4.5%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

67

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

23 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

25 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

12%

23 points lower exposure • 84% profile similarity

Median wage: $41,670 Growth 2025–2035: +2.0% Annual openings: 65

stronger human/judgment moat, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

19%

16 points lower exposure • 87% profile similarity

Median wage: Not published Growth 2025–2035: Not published Annual openings: Not published

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

30 points lower exposure • 74% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Athletes and Sports Competitors

21%

14 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $66,710 Growth 2025–2035: +5.5% Annual openings: 2

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

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    • administrative support tasks
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      LEARN

      • basic AI literacy

      AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

      What this score does not mean

      The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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