Will AI replace Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors?
Estimated risk score: 49 out of 100
Moderate replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (30 to 68).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 39 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 25-3011.00 · Educational Instruction and Library
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 9 of its 39 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws or administrative policies.
- Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
- Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects.
- Select and schedule class times to ensure maximum attendance.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
- Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 14 of its 39 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
- Conduct classes, workshops, and demonstrations to teach principles, techniques, or methods in subjects, such as basic English language skills, life skills, and workforce entry skills.
- Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.
- Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or special academic interests.
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
What the job is
Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.
Also called: Adult Basic Education Instructor (ABE Instructor), GED Instructor (General Educational Development Instructor), ABE Teacher, GED Teacher, ABE Instructor, Adult Educator, GED Instructor, Literacy Coach.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Educational Instruction and Library). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 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. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate