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AI exposure Management

Will AI replace education administrators?

Education Administrators, Postsecondary. US occupation 11-9033.

6.4%

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

Ranked 228 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 69% of them.Further along than 69% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Around the middle of the pack.Keeping pace with the average job.

What AI already does for education administratorsWhat education administrators no longer do alone

O*NET lists 27 tasks for education administrators. AI use at work shows up in 2 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. Formulate strategic plans for the institution.Core task automated and assisted 0.78
  2. Provide assistance to faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes, conducting orientation programs, issuing transcripts, and scheduling events.Core task automated and assisted 0.76

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

25 of the 27 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.Core task
  • Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.Core task
  • Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.Core task
  • Establish operational policies and procedures and make any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information.Core task
  • Participate in faculty and college committee activities.Core task
  • Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.Core task
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  • Prepare reports on academic or institutional data.Core task
  • Promote the university by participating in community, state, and national events or meetings, and by developing partnerships with industry and secondary education institutions.Core task
  • Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.Core task
  • Represent institutions at community and campus events, in meetings with other institution personnel, and during accreditation processes.Core task
  • Appoint individuals to faculty positions, and evaluate their performance.
  • Confer with other academic staff to explain and formulate admission requirements and course credit policies.
  • Consult with government regulatory and licensing agencies to ensure the institution's conformance with applicable standards.
  • Coordinate the production and dissemination of university publications, such as course catalogs and class schedules.
  • Determine course schedules, and coordinate teaching assignments and room assignments to ensure optimum use of buildings and equipment.
  • Develop curricula, and recommend curricula revisions and additions.
  • Direct activities of administrative departments, such as admissions, registration, and career services.
  • Direct and participate in institutional fundraising activities, and encourage alumni participation in such activities.
  • Direct scholarship, fellowship, and loan programs, performing activities such as selecting recipients and distributing aid.
  • Participate in student recruitment, selection, and admission, making admissions recommendations when required to do so.
  • Plan and promote sporting events and social, cultural, and recreational activities.
  • Review registration statistics, and consult with faculty officials to develop registration policies.
  • Review student misconduct reports requiring disciplinary action, and counsel students regarding such reports.
  • Teach courses within their department.
  • Write grants to procure external funding, and supervise grant-funded projects.

How that compares

Among the 35 management occupations, education administrators rank 18. The group averages 9.8%, and its most exposed job is Financial Managers at 39.1%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

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Just below

  1. 230Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 6.3%
  2. 230Insurance Underwriters 6.3%
  3. 232Amusement and Recreation Attendants 6.2%

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.