AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 11-9032.00

Will AI replace Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary?

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary: AI can already handle 19 of 32 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 32 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, from most to least exposed. 19 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues. 96 Observed Frontier 4.5
Teach classes or courses to students. 96 Observed Efficient 3.5
Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements. 85 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavior or learning problems. 75 Estimated Frontier 4.5
Enforce discipline and attendance rules. 75 Estimated Frontier 4.3
Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment, and authorize purchases. 75 Estimated Frontier 4.0
Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and data on demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and curriculum change needs. 75 Estimated Efficient 3.9
Participate in special education-related activities, such as attending meetings and providing support to special educators throughout the district. 75 Estimated Frontier 3.8
Meet with federal, state, and local agencies to stay abreast of policies and to discuss improvements for education programs. 75 Estimated Standard 3.5
Write articles, manuals, and other publications, and assist in the distribution of promotional literature about facilities and programs. 75 Estimated Standard 3.3
Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs. 75 Estimated Standard 3.3
Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques and to determine areas for improvement. 65 Estimated Frontier 4.4
Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff. 65 Estimated Standard 4.2
Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficiency, and use, and to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. 65 Estimated Standard 4.1
Establish, coordinate, and oversee particular programs across school districts, such as programs to evaluate student academic achievement. 65 Estimated Frontier 3.9
Review and interpret government codes, and develop programs to ensure adherence to codes and facility safety, security, and maintenance. 65 Estimated Frontier 3.6
Review and approve new programs, or recommend modifications to existing programs, submitting program proposals for school board approval as necessary. 65 Estimated Efficient 3.5
Prepare and submit budget requests and recommendations, or grant proposals to solicit program funding. 60 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Recommend personnel actions related to programs and services. 60 Estimated Frontier 3.8
Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.3
Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff. 50 Estimated Standard 4.2
Direct and coordinate activities of teachers, administrators, and support staff at schools, public agencies, and institutions. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.2
Create school improvement plans, using student performance data. 50 Estimated Standard 4.0
Plan and develop instructional methods and content for educational, vocational, or student activity programs. 50 Estimated Standard 3.9
Prepare, maintain, or oversee the preparation and maintenance of attendance, activity, planning, or personnel reports and records. 50 Estimated Standard 3.6
Plan, coordinate, and oversee school logistics programs, such as bus and food services. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.6
Develop partnerships with businesses, communities, and other organizations to help meet identified educational needs and to provide school-to-work programs. 50 Estimated Standard 3.5
Direct and coordinate school maintenance services and the use of school facilities. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.5
Coordinate and direct extracurricular activities and programs, such as after-school events and athletic contests. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.3
Mentor and support administrative staff members, such as superintendents and principals. 35 Estimated Standard 3.9
Advocate for new schools to be built, or for existing facilities to be repaired or remodeled. 20 Estimated Standard 3.8
Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies and procedures to carry them out. 8 Estimated No tier 4.2

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 2 of 32 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 30 of 32. 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 frontier-tier model or lower covers 97% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 97% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 3% is hands-on.

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
328,330
Median annual wage
$105,870
Middle half of earners
$86,040 to $134,630
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
-1.5%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

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.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary and AI

Will AI replace Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary?

AI already handles 19 of the 32 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 61 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 -1.5% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary?

61 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. 2 of the 32 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 30 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues; Teach classes or courses to students; Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements. They are three of the 19 tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A frontier-tier model or lower covers 97% 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 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, and what do they earn?

328,330 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $105,870 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -1.5% 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: Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary. 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/education-administrators-kindergarten-through-secondary

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