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Will AI replace chemistry teachers?

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary. US occupation 25-1052.

21.9%

of the time chemistry teachers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of chemistry teachers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 109 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 85% of them.Further along than 85% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Well above the typical job.Ahead of most of the workforce.

What AI already does for chemistry teachersWhat chemistry teachers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 28 tasks for chemistry teachers. AI use at work shows up in 10 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory performance, assignments, and papers.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  2. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and chemical separation.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  3. Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.Core task mostly automated 0.92
  4. Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.Core task mostly automated 0.91
  5. Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments. mostly automated 0.90
  6. Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.Core task mostly automated 0.89
  7. Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.Core task automated and assisted 0.78
  8. Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.Core task automated and assisted 0.77
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  1. Provide professional consulting services to government or industry. automated and assisted 0.71
  2. Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.Core task mostly assisting 0.50

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

18 of the 28 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Clean laboratory facilities.Core task
  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.Core task
  • Establish, teach, and monitor students' compliance with safety rules for handling chemicals, equipment, and other hazardous materials.Core task
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.Core task
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.Core task
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.Core task
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  • Prepare and submit required reports related to instruction.Core task
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.Core task
  • Select, order, and maintain materials and supplies for teaching and research, such as textbooks, chemicals, and laboratory equipment.Core task
  • Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.Core task
  • Serve on committees or in professional societies.Core task
  • Supervise students' laboratory work.Core task
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.Core task
  • Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.Core task
  • Write letters of recommendation for students.Core task
  • Act as advisers to student organizations.
  • Participate in campus and community events.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as serving as a department head.

How that compares

Among the 57 education and library occupations, chemistry teachers rank 17. The group averages 12.9%, and its most exposed job is Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary at 43.1%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 106Film and Video Editors 22.3%
  2. 107Financial Specialists, All Other 22.0%
  3. 107Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 22.0%

Just below

  1. 110Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 21.4%
  2. 111Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 21.1%
  3. 111Statisticians 21.1%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.