AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 25-3021.00

Will AI replace Self-Enrichment Teachers?

Self-Enrichment Teachers: AI can already handle 18 of 30 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 30 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Self-Enrichment Teachers, from most to least exposed. 18 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Write instructional articles on designated subjects. 86 Observed Efficient 2.4
Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics. 75 Estimated Standard 4.3
Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance. 75 Estimated Standard 4.1
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students. 75 Estimated Frontier 4.1
Assign and grade class work and homework. 75 Estimated Standard 4.1
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage. 75 Estimated Standard 3.9
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. 75 Estimated Efficient 3.8
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine their priorities for their children. 75 Estimated Frontier 3.7
Enforce policies and rules governing students. 75 Estimated Standard 3.7
Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress. 75 Estimated Standard 3.6
Schedule class times to ensure maximum attendance. 75 Estimated Efficient 3.6
Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help. 75 Estimated Frontier 3.6
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. 75 Estimated Efficient 3.5
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required. 75 Estimated Frontier 3.4
Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects. 75 Estimated Frontier 3.3
Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination. 65 Estimated Standard 3.7
Observe and evaluate the performance of other instructors. 65 Estimated Standard 3.5
Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans. 65 Observed Frontier 3.9
Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.4
Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development. 50 Estimated Standard 3.8
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 3.6
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.5
Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.3
Participate in publicity planning and student recruitment. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.2
Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives. 35 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Conduct classes, workshops, and demonstrations, and provide individual instruction to teach topics and skills, such as cooking, dancing, writing, physical fitness, photography, personal finance, and flying. 35 Estimated Efficient 3.9
Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. 20 Estimated Efficient 3.5

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 2 of 30 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 28 of 30. 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
332,110
Median annual wage
$46,800
Middle half of earners
$36,380 to $63,210
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+3.7%

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 Self-Enrichment Teachers and AI

Will AI replace Self-Enrichment Teachers?

AI already handles 18 of the 30 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 60 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 +3.7% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Self-Enrichment Teachers?

60 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 30 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 28 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Self-Enrichment Teachers tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Write instructional articles on designated subjects; Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics; Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance. They are three of the 18 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 Self-Enrichment Teachers, and what do they earn?

332,110 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $46,800 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +3.7% 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: Self-Enrichment Teachers. 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/self-enrichment-teachers

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