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How exposed to AI is a Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary?

Of the 20 tasks O*NET lists for teaching assistants, postsecondary, 5 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 9 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
Graduate AssistantGraduate FellowGraduate Research AssistantGraduate StudentGraduate Student Instructor (GSI)Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)Research Assistant (RA)Teaching Assistant (TA)Teaching Fellow
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
20
tasks rated for this occupation
99%
hold a degree, from a survey of 33
121k
people do this job in the US
45 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.

Reachable with a chat window today

5
  • Inform students of the procedures for completing and submitting class work, such as lab reports
  • Complete laboratory projects prior to assigning them to students so that any needed modifications can be made
  • Provide assistance to faculty members or staff with laboratory or field research
  • Provide instructors with assistance in the use of audiovisual equipment
  • Assist faculty members or staff with student conferences

Only with software built on top

6
  • Teach undergraduate-level courses
  • Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers, and record grades
  • Develop teaching materials, such as syllabi, visual aids, answer keys, supplementary notes, or course Web sites
  • Prepare or proctor examinations
  • Schedule and maintain regular office hours to meet with students
  • Order or obtain materials needed for classes

Cannot be sped up

9
  • Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections
  • Return assignments to students in accordance with established deadlines
  • Tutor or mentor students who need additional instruction
  • Meet with supervisors to discuss students' grades or to complete required grade-related paperwork
  • Copy and distribute classroom materials
  • Notify instructors of errors or problems with assignments
  • Demonstrate use of laboratory equipment and enforce laboratory rules
  • Attend lectures given by the supervising instructor
  • Arrange for supervisors to conduct teaching observations and provide feedback about teaching performance
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.