AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 25-2051.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Special Education Teachers, Preschool?

Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Estimated AI task exposure
32%

Low-Moderate exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

37/100

Physical moat

12/100

Human moat

64/100

Rating coverage

100%

36 task statements / 36 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Communicate nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement.
Importance 94/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 85/100Weight 0.94
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.92
Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
Importance 94/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.91
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
Importance 86/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.89
Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, or changing their diapers.
Importance 90/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.89
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
Importance 87/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.89
Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
Importance 94/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.88
Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.
Importance 88/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.88
Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, or social skills, to preschool students with special needs.
Importance 89/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.88
Encourage students to explore learning opportunities or persevere with challenging tasks to prepare them for later grades.
Importance 82/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.87

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

$64,830

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

29,510

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+2.4%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

2

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

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

12%

20 points lower exposure • 88% 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%

13 points lower exposure • 91% 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

Athletes and Sports Competitors

21%

11 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Teaching Assistants, Special Education

22%

10 points lower exposure • 94% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

20 points lower exposure • 78% 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%

22 points lower exposure • 75% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

    AUGMENT

    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

    PROTECT

    • relationship building
    • judgment in ambiguous situations
    • communication and persuasion

    LEARN

    • leadership
    • negotiation
    • stakeholder communication
    • 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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