Will AI replace Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education?
Estimated risk score: 38 out of 100
Lower 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 (19 to 57).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 37 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 25-2012.00 · 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: 2 of its 37 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on children and activities as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
- 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: 22 of its 37 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
- Demonstrate activities to children.
- Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
- Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
- Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or special academic interests.
What the job is
Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.
Also called: Kinder Teacher, Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher, Bilingual Education Teacher, Private Kindergarten Teacher, Kindergarten Classroom Teacher, Title One Kindergarten Teacher, Transitional Kindergarten Teacher, Long Term Substitute Kindergarten Teacher.
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