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Will AI replace preschool teachers?

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education. US occupation 25-2011.

0.0%

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

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

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

O*NET lists 33 tasks for preschool teachers. AI use at work shows up in 4 of them, though too little of the job's time goes on them to register in the exposure figure. 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. Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.Core task mostly automated 0.87
  2. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.Core task automated and assisted 0.82
  3. Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills.Core task automated and assisted 0.72
  4. Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.Core task automated and assisted 0.68

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

29 of the 33 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, and potential.Core task
  • Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.Core task
  • Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.Core task
  • Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.Core task
  • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.Core task
  • Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.Core task
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  • Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.Core task
  • Demonstrate activities to children.Core task
  • Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.Core task
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.Core task
  • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.Core task
  • Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.Core task
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.Core task
  • Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.Core task
  • Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.Core task
  • Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.Core task
  • Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.Core task
  • Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities.Core task
  • Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.Core task
  • Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.Core task
  • Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.Core task
  • Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.Core task
  • Read books to entire classes or to small groups.Core task
  • Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.Core task
  • Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.Core task
  • Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.Core task
  • Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.Core task
  • Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.Core task
  • Perform administrative duties, such as hall and cafeteria monitoring and bus loading and unloading.

How that compares

Among the 57 education and library occupations, preschool teachers rank 55. 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%.

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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.