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

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

No strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Type, file, and duplicate materials.53
• Take class attendance and maintain attendance records.48
• Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress.46

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, supervised role-playing methods, or by reading aloud.13
• Teach social skills to students.20
• Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.22

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 32 puts Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education in the least-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 0 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 9 augmentable, and 11 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: lean into the durable core above and adopt AI on the routine remainder before it becomes a mandate.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Tutors 30
• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 26
• Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 31
• Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 26
• Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 31
• Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 32

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

What does a score of 32 mean for a Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 32 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the least-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, supervised role-playing methods, or by reading aloud; Teach social skills to students; Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.