Will AI replace Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary?
Estimated risk score: 60 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 (41 to 79).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 24 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 25-1193.00 · 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 24 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 5 of its 24 rated tasks; the first 4 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Participate in campus and community events.
- Act as advisers to student organizations.
- Prepare students to act as sports coaches.
What the job is
Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Also called: Physical Education Professor (PE Professor), Health and Physical Education Professor (HPE Professor), PE Professor, HPE Professor, HPE Instructor, HPER Professor, Health Professor, Aquatic Instructor.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Educational Instruction and Library). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
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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