AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 11-9031.00
Will AI replace Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare?
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare: AI can already handle 4 of 17 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 17 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal regulations and recommend any necessary modifications. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and the need for curriculum changes. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Prepare and submit budget requests or grant proposals to solicit program funding. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Inform businesses, community groups, and governmental agencies about educational needs, available programs, and program policies. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Write articles, manuals, and other publications and assist in the distribution of promotional literature about programs and facilities. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 17 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 17 of 17. 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 94% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 94% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 6% 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
- 73,660
- Median annual wage
- $59,300
- Middle half of earners
- $47,040 to $75,500
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- -2.5%
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.
- Childcare Workers 75% skill overlap, about 9 months to move Exposure50
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 74% skill overlap, about 9 months to move Exposure58
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 73% skill overlap, about 10 months to move Exposure61
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure57
- Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 64% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure41
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare and AI
Will AI replace Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare?
AI already handles 4 of the 17 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 52 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 -2.5% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare?
52 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. 0 of the 17 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 17 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements; Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services; Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance. They are three of the 4 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 94% 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 and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, and what do they earn?
73,660 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $59,300 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -2.5% 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 and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare. 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-and-childcare-administrators-preschool-and-daycare
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