Will AI replace Substitute Teachers, Short-Term?
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 18 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 25-3031.00 · 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: 6 of its 18 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Distribute or collect tests or homework assignments.
- Take class attendance and maintain attendance records.
- Grade students' assignments and exams.
- Answer students' questions.
- Follow lesson plans designed by absent teachers.
- Operate equipment such as computers or audio-visual aids to supplement presentations.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 10 of its 18 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Assist students with boarding or exiting school buses.
- Distribute teaching materials, such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils, to students.
- Restock teaching materials or supplies.
- Supervise students during activities outside the classroom, such as recess, lunch, and field trips.
- Counsel students with adjustment or academic problems.
- Enforce school and class rules to maintain order in the classroom.
What the job is
Teach students on a short-term basis as a temporary replacement for a regular classroom teacher, typically using the regular teacher's lesson plan.
Also called: Sub (Substitute), Sub Teacher (Substitute Teacher), Building Sub (Building Substitute), Short-Term Sub Teacher (Short-Term Substitute Teacher), Sub, Sub TA, ESL Sub, Sub Aide.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Educational Instruction and Library). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
Related jobs, estimated
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