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Education & Training · Updated Aug 2026

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
65/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
59/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence81/100
Task coverage85%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.High
75
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.High
61
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.High
74
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate these objectives to students.High
70
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.High
62
Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.High
63
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.Medium
73
Maintain accurate, complete, and correct student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.High
71
Assist students who need extra help, such as by tutoring and preparing and implementing remedial programs.High
70
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.High
58
Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.High
61
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.High
54
Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of middle school programs.Medium
73
Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.Medium
75
Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.Medium
75
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.Medium
53
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.High
49
Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.Medium
62
Meet or correspond with parents or guardians to discuss children's progress and to determine priorities and resource needs.Medium
73
Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.Medium
72
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.Medium
54
Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.Medium
71
Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees, as required.Medium
60
Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.Medium
61
Coordinate and supervise extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.Medium
70
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.Medium
66
Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.Medium
73
Perform administrative duties, such as school library assistance, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.Medium
33
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.Medium
61
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.75
  2. Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.75
  3. Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.75
  4. Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.74
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Perform administrative duties, such as school library assistance, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.01
  2. Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.02
  3. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.03
  4. Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.04
  5. Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.05
Where else this work leads

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency52
Physical dependency40
Adoption pressure47
Labour-market resilience61
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence81/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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