AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 25-2012.00

Will AI replace Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education?

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education: AI can already handle 7 of 37 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 37 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education, from most to least exposed. 7 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Organize and label materials and display children's work in a manner appropriate for their sizes and perceptual skills. 90 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on children and activities as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. 75 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or special academic interests. 74 Observed Standard 4.5
Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. 65 Estimated Standard 4.5
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate children's progress. 65 Estimated Standard 4.1
Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers. 65 Estimated Standard 3.7
Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine children's developmental levels and needs. 65 Estimated Standard 3.6
Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists. 50 Estimated Standard 4.4
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.3
Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.3
Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of kindergarten programs. 50 Estimated Standard 4.1
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula. 50 Estimated Standard 4.1
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.8
Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.6
Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.6
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. 35 Estimated Efficient 3.6
Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. 30 Estimated Standard 4.7
Demonstrate activities to children. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Read books to entire classes or to small groups. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help. 30 Estimated Standard 4.5
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children. 30 Estimated Standard 4.3
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine their priorities for their children and their resource needs. 30 Estimated Standard 4.3
Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. 30 Estimated Standard 4.2
Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Prepare materials, classrooms, and other indoor and outdoor spaces to facilitate creative play, learning and motor-skill activities, and safety. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors. 30 Estimated Standard 4.0
Involve parent volunteers and older students in children's activities to facilitate involvement in focused, complex play. 30 Estimated Standard 3.7
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required. 30 Estimated Standard 3.6
Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. 30 Estimated Standard 3.5
Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading. 30 Estimated Efficient 3.5
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students. 20 Estimated Standard 4.7

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 1 of 37 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 36 of 37. 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 92% 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
108,870
Median annual wage
$62,680
Middle half of earners
$52,180 to $79,910
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
-1.6%

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 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education and AI

Will AI replace Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education?

AI already handles 7 of the 37 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 41 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 -1.6% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education?

41 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 37 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 36 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Organize and label materials and display children's work in a manner appropriate for their sizes and perceptual skills; Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on children and activities as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations; Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or special academic interests. They are three of the 7 tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A standard-tier model or lower covers 92% 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 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education, and what do they earn?

108,870 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $62,680 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -1.6% 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: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. 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/kindergarten-teachers-except-special-education

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