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How exposed to AI is a Substitute Teachers, Short-Term?

Of the 18 tasks O*NET lists for substitute teachers, short-term, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 15 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Building Sub (Building Substitute)Building Sub Teacher (Building Substitute Teacher)Child Development Sub Teacher (Child Development Substitute Teacher)ESL Sub (English as a Second Language Substitute)HS Sub Teacher (High School Substitute Teacher)Pre-School Sub Teacher (Pre-School Substitute Teacher)Short-Term Sub Teacher (Short-Term Substitute Teacher)Sub (Substitute)Sub Teacher (Substitute Teacher)
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
18
tasks rated for this occupation
45%
hold a degree, from a survey of 34
375k
people do this job in the US
62 of 62
least protected in education

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Only with software built on top

3
  • Grade students' assignments and exams
  • Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, or assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms
  • Take class attendance and maintain attendance records

Cannot be sped up

15
  • Answer students' questions
  • Assist students with boarding or exiting school buses
  • Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, or teacher training workshops to improve professional competence
  • Counsel students with adjustment or academic problems
  • Distribute or collect tests or homework assignments
  • Distribute teaching materials, such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils, to students
  • Enforce school and class rules to maintain order in the classroom
  • Follow lesson plans designed by absent teachers
  • Operate equipment such as computers or audio-visual aids to supplement presentations
  • Organize and supervise games or other recreational activities
  • Restock teaching materials or supplies
  • Supervise students during activities outside the classroom, such as recess, lunch, and field trips
  • Teach a variety of subjects, such as English, mathematics, and social studies
  • Teach social skills to students, such as communication, conflict resolution, and etiquette
  • Tutor or assist students individually or in small groups
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.