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Will AI replace mathematical science teachers?

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary. US occupation 25-1022.

43.1%

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

Ranked 27 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 96% of them.Further along than 96% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

One of the most exposed jobs in the country.Front of the queue for an AI assistant.

What AI already does for mathematical science teachersWhat mathematical science teachers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 23 tasks for mathematical science teachers. AI use at work shows up in 8 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 books, professional journals, or electronic media. 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. Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments. mostly automated 0.90
  5. Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities. mostly automated 0.89
  6. Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.Core task automated and assisted 0.78
  7. Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.Core task automated and assisted 0.77
  8. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as linear algebra, differential equations, and discrete mathematics.Core task automated and assisted 0.72

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

15 of the 23 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
  • Keep abreast of developments and technological advances in the mathematical field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.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
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.Core task
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  • 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
  • Act as advisers to student organizations.
  • Conduct faculty performance evaluations.
  • Develop department and course schedules.
  • Participate in campus and community events.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
  • 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, mathematical science teachers rank 1. The group averages 12.9%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 24Social Science Research Assistants 43.9%
  2. 25Receptionists and Information Clerks 43.4%
  3. 26Survey Researchers 43.2%

Just below

  1. 28Interpreters and Translators 43.0%
  2. 29Operations Research Analysts 42.9%
  3. 30Mathematicians 42.4%

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.