AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 25-9042.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education?

Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher with instructional duties. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

Estimated AI task exposure
19%

Low exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

32/100

Physical moat

20/100

Human moat

79/100

Rating coverage

100%

28 task statements / 28 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
Importance 90/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.91
Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
Importance 87/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.88
Teach social skills to students.
Importance 81/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.84
Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
Importance 82/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.83
Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
Importance 80/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 56/100Weight 0.81
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
Importance 81/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.80
Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, supervised role-playing methods, or by reading aloud.
Importance 80/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.78
Clean classrooms.
Importance 77/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.77
Distribute teaching materials, such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils, to students.
Importance 68/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 65/100Weight 0.77
Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
Importance 74/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.77

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

Not published

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

Not published

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

Not published

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

Not published

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%

7 points lower exposure • 93% profile similarity

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

less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Teaching Assistants, Special Education

22%

similar low-exposure profile • 95% profile similarity

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

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Athletes and Sports Competitors

21%

similar low-exposure profile • 90% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

14 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

7 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

9 points lower exposure • 74% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work

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    • 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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