AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 25-2059.01
Will AI replace Adapted Physical Education Specialists?
Adapted Physical Education Specialists: AI can already handle 4 of 20 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 20 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Adapted Physical Education Specialists, from most to least exposed. 4 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assess students' physical progress or needs. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Evaluate the motor needs of individual students to determine their need for adapted physical education services. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Review adapted physical education programs or practices to ensure compliance with government or other regulations. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Advise education professionals of students' physical abilities or disabilities and the accommodations required to enhance their school performance. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Provide students positive feedback to encourage them and help them develop an appreciation for physical education. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Write or modify individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with intellectual or physical disabilities. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Prepare lesson plans in accordance with individualized education plans (IEPs) and the functional abilities or needs of students. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Write reports to summarize student performance, social growth, or physical development. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Communicate behavioral observations and student progress reports to students, parents, teachers, or administrators. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Attend in-service training, workshops, or meetings to keep abreast of current practices or trends in adapted physical education. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Adapt instructional techniques to the age and skill levels of students. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Instruct students, using adapted physical education techniques, to improve physical fitness, gross motor skills, perceptual motor skills, or sports and game achievement. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Provide individual or small groups of students with adapted physical education instruction that meets desired physical needs or goals. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Provide adapted physical education services to students with intellectual disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, orthopedic impairments, or other disabling condition. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Assist in screening or placement of students in adapted physical education programs. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Collaborate with other educational personnel to provide inclusive activities or programs for children with disabilities. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Request or order physical education equipment, following standard procedures. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Establish and maintain standards of behavior to create safe, orderly, and effective environments for learning. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Maintain thorough student records to document attendance, participation, or progress, ensuring confidentiality of all records. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain inventory of instructional equipment, materials, or aids. | Estimated | Standard |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 1 of 20 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 19 of 20. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A standard-tier model or lower covers 85% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 33,930
- Median annual wage
- $76,580
- Middle half of earners
- $60,930 to $99,690
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +1.1%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034. BLS publishes these figures by SOC code, so O*NET occupations that share a SOC code show the same figures.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Special Education Teachers, Elementary School 66% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure40
- Teaching Assistants, Special Education 64% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure37
- Special Education Teachers, Preschool 62% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure56
- Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten 62% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure57
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure40
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Adapted Physical Education Specialists and AI
Will AI replace Adapted Physical Education Specialists?
AI already handles 4 of the 20 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 39 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +1.1% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Adapted Physical Education Specialists?
39 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 1 of the 20 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 19 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Adapted Physical Education Specialists tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Assess students' physical progress or needs; Evaluate the motor needs of individual students to determine their need for adapted physical education services; Review adapted physical education programs or practices to ensure compliance with government or other regulations. They are three of the 4 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A standard-tier model or lower covers 85% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Adapted Physical Education Specialists, and what do they earn?
33,930 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $76,580 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +1.1% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Adapted Physical Education Specialists. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/adapted-physical-education-specialists
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