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Will AI replace foreign language and literature teachers?

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. US occupation 25-1124.

24.0%

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

Ranked 98 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 87% of them.Further along than 87% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

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

What AI already does for foreign language and literature teachersWhat foreign language and literature teachers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 24 tasks for foreign language and literature teachers. AI use at work shows up in 9 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. Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in scholarly journals, books, or electronic media.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  2. Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.Core task mostly automated 0.95
  3. Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.Core task mostly automated 0.91
  4. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as how to speak and write a foreign language and the cultural aspects of areas where a particular language is used.Core task mostly automated 0.90
  5. Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.Core task mostly automated 0.90
  6. Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.Core task mostly automated 0.89
  7. Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.Core task automated and assisted 0.77
  8. Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.Core task automated and assisted 0.75
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  1. Keep abreast of developments in their field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and activities.Core task automated and assisted 0.72

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

15 of the 24 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.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
  • Organize and direct study abroad programs.Core task
  • Participate in campus and community events.Core task
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  • Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.Core task
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.Core task
  • Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.Core task
  • Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.Core task
  • Write letters of recommendation for students.Core task
  • Act as advisers to student organizations.
  • Develop and maintain Web pages for teaching-related purposes.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.

How that compares

Among the 57 education and library occupations, foreign language and literature teachers rank 15. 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. 94Management Analysts 24.3%
  2. 96Economists 24.2%
  3. 97Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 24.1%

Just below

  1. 99Word Processors and Typists 23.8%
  2. 100Credit Counselors 23.4%
  3. 100Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 23.4%

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.