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Will AI replace self-enrichment teachers?

Self-Enrichment Teachers. US occupation 25-3021.

6.6%

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

Ranked 222 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 70% of them.Further along than 70% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

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

What AI already does for self-enrichment teachersWhat self-enrichment teachers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 30 tasks for self-enrichment teachers. AI use at work shows up in 6 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. Write instructional articles on designated subjects. mostly automated 0.89
  2. Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.Core task mostly automated 0.88
  3. 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
  4. Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans.Core task mostly automated 0.87
  5. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.Core task automated and assisted 0.82
  6. Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.Core task automated and assisted 0.76

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

24 of the 30 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.Core task
  • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.Core task
  • Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development.Core task
  • Enforce policies and rules governing students.Core task
  • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.Core task
  • Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.Core task
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  • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.Core task
  • Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress.Core task
  • Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.Core task
  • Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.Core task
  • Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.Core task
  • Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.Core task
  • Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.Core task
  • Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.Core task
  • Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects.Core task
  • Assign and grade class work and homework.
  • Conduct classes, workshops, and demonstrations, and provide individual instruction to teach topics and skills, such as cooking, dancing, writing, physical fitness, photography, personal finance, and flying.
  • Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.
  • Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine their priorities for their children.
  • Observe and evaluate the performance of other instructors.
  • Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
  • Participate in publicity planning and student recruitment.
  • Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.
  • Schedule class times to ensure maximum attendance.

How that compares

Among the 57 education and library occupations, self-enrichment teachers rank 30. 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

Level with 6.6%

  1. 222Engineers, All Other 6.6%
  2. 222Medical and Health Services Managers 6.6%
  3. 222Occupational Therapy Aides 6.6%

Just below

  1. 226Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 6.5%
  2. 226Gambling Cage Workers 6.5%
  3. 228Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 6.4%

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.