AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 11-9033.00

Will AI replace Education Administrators, Postsecondary?

Education Administrators, Postsecondary: AI can already handle 10 of 27 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 27 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Education Administrators, Postsecondary, from most to least exposed. 10 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions. 98 Observed Frontier 3.9
Establish operational policies and procedures and make any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information. 80 Estimated Frontier 3.8
Prepare reports on academic or institutional data. 75 Estimated Standard 3.7
Appoint individuals to faculty positions, and evaluate their performance. 65 Estimated Standard 4.2
Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations. 65 Estimated Standard 3.9
Review student misconduct reports requiring disciplinary action, and counsel students regarding such reports. 65 Estimated Standard 3.5
Review registration statistics, and consult with faculty officials to develop registration policies. 65 Estimated Standard 3.5
Develop curricula, and recommend curricula revisions and additions. 60 Estimated Standard 4.2
Consult with government regulatory and licensing agencies to ensure the institution's conformance with applicable standards. 60 Estimated Standard 3.9
Participate in student recruitment, selection, and admission, making admissions recommendations when required to do so. 60 Estimated Frontier 3.9
Direct activities of administrative departments, such as admissions, registration, and career services. 55 Estimated Frontier 4.3
Represent institutions at community and campus events, in meetings with other institution personnel, and during accreditation processes. 55 Estimated Standard 3.8
Participate in faculty and college committee activities. 55 Estimated Frontier 3.7
Confer with other academic staff to explain and formulate admission requirements and course credit policies. 55 Estimated Standard 3.5
Direct scholarship, fellowship, and loan programs, performing activities such as selecting recipients and distributing aid. 55 Estimated Frontier 3.2
Direct and participate in institutional fundraising activities, and encourage alumni participation in such activities. 55 Estimated Frontier 3.2
Write grants to procure external funding, and supervise grant-funded projects. 55 Estimated Efficient 3.1
Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports. 50 Estimated Efficient 3.8
Formulate strategic plans for the institution. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.8
Determine course schedules, and coordinate teaching assignments and room assignments to ensure optimum use of buildings and equipment. 50 Estimated Efficient 3.8
Promote the university by participating in community, state, and national events or meetings, and by developing partnerships with industry and secondary education institutions. 50 Estimated Standard 3.7
Coordinate the production and dissemination of university publications, such as course catalogs and class schedules. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.1
Plan and promote sporting events and social, cultural, and recreational activities. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.0
Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes. 40 Observed Efficient 4.1
Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Provide assistance to faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes, conducting orientation programs, issuing transcripts, and scheduling events. 35 Estimated Efficient 3.8
Teach courses within their department. 35 Estimated Efficient 3.6

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 2 of 27 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 25 of 27. 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 100% 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
180,470
Median annual wage
$104,590
Middle half of earners
$80,870 to $144,370
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+1.7%

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, Postsecondary and AI

Will AI replace Education Administrators, Postsecondary?

AI already handles 10 of the 27 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 57 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 +1.7% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Education Administrators, Postsecondary?

57 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 27 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 25 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Education Administrators, Postsecondary tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions; Establish operational policies and procedures and make any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information; Prepare reports on academic or institutional data. They are three of the 10 tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% 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, Postsecondary, and what do they earn?

180,470 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $104,590 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +1.7% 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, Postsecondary. 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-postsecondary

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