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Preschool Teachers
Also filed here: Preschool teacher, Nursery teacher, Kindergarten
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 4.5% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #305 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +4.5% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $38,140 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 583,200 in the US, with about 66,700 openings a year
The work, 21 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures13%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Set up classrooms, facilities, educational materials, or equipment12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assist individuals with special needs10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Monitor individual behavior or performance10%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,704 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Teach life skills6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 756 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on educational or vocational matters6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 293 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Teach academic or vocational subjects6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 465 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Assess student capabilities, needs, or performance4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collaborate in the development of educational programs4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Serve on organizational committees2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources2%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Evaluate personnel capabilities or performance1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 105 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 66,700 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
The jobs closest to this one. None of them is much less exposed.
- Shares 81% of the workKindergarten Teachers31% AI does, against 24% here-0.3% by 2035 · $62,680 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 76% of the workMiddle School Teachers24% AI does, against 24% here-0.4% by 2035 · $64,370 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 75% of the workElementary School Teachers33% AI does, against 24% here-0.4% by 2035 · $63,970 · Bachelor’s degree
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.16, higher than 55% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 25-2011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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