As of August 2026,
High School Teacher has an AI-exposure score of 39/100
(Low exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index. This is an estimate of task
exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Score inputs for this role:
AI-Safe Careers curated modeled estimate. This curated role has no matched O*NET SOC or empirical occupation signal. Treat it as a lower-confidence directional estimate. BLS labor-market figures are separate context, not score inputs.
High School Teacher
More exposed than 7% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$65,000.
Pay & demand figures are US medians (in USD; curated approximation (not refreshed from BLS; 2022–32 framing)) - your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
Will AI replace High School Teacher?
No exposure score can predict whether AI will replace this role. The 39/100 score means our current model estimates low task exposure from the sources listed on this page. It does not predict an employer decision, headcount, or an individual outcome. The task map below shows the work assessed and where human judgment remains important.
Early-career context (study ages 22-25)
This role is in our Low exposure band, not our highest-exposure bands. The study's 16% finding should not be applied directly to this role.
The November 2025 revision reports a 16% relative employment decline for workers ages 22-25 in the most AI-exposed U.S. occupations, after firm-level controls, relative to workers in less-exposed fields and more experienced workers in the same occupations.
Use the task map to identify durable work and the skills worth building early.
Stanford Digital Economy Lab, Canaries in the Coal Mine - November 2025 revision
This is group-level U.S. payroll evidence, not a personal forecast. The authors do not claim that AI alone caused the change, and this context does not alter the exposure score.
How this role compares to similar Education roles
What this role usually involves
Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.
Broad guidance for this preparation level; exact requirements vary by role and employer.
Source: O*NET 29.1 closest reviewed source - Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031.00. Context describes the role; the AI-exposure score remains a separate task-exposure estimate.
High School Teacher tasks, by AI exposure
O*NET reports High School Teacher under Secondary School Teachers. The reviewed map covers instruction, lesson planning, assessment, adaptation, student support, records, family communication, and curriculum collaboration while excluding peripheral school-duty and extracurricular assignments. How we map tasks →
No automatable tasks identified for this role - its individually-assessed tasks split 93% durable / 7% augmentable.
- Prepare lessons and materials
- Grade assignments and tests
- Teach and adapt to students
- Mentor and support students
We analyzed all 30 High School Teacher tasks - 2 augmentable and 28 durable. The full task map - every task with exactly what to do about each - is in your Career Report.
Your report unlocks three concrete artifacts
Every task scored with what to automate, augment, or protect.
Related roles with exposure deltas, salary, demand, and reachability. Lower-exposure options appear only when the data supports them.
A keepable roadmap plus resume and LinkedIn repositioning.
Grounded in O*NET-linked or curated role data, with Penn, Anthropic Economic Index, and AIOE signals where matched. BLS labor-market context is separate - not generic advice.
Adjacent career paths
This role is already among lower-exposure work. The adjacent paths below are shown for opportunity and skill transfer, not as lower-exposure alternatives.
Prepare lessons and materials
Your AI-Safe Career Report
Every task scored with what to do about it; adjacent paths with honest exposure deltas, salary, demand, and reachability; a skill-gap map; a 30/60/90-day roadmap; Agent Reality Check; plus a résumé and LinkedIn rewrite and professional PDF.
Grounded in O*NET-linked or curated role data, with Penn, Anthropic Economic Index, and AIOE signals where matched. BLS labor-market context is separate.
Workers with AI skills earn a roughly 62% wage premium - adapting pays. - PwC Global AI Jobs Barometer, 2026
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