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Special Education Teachers
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 1.9% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #244 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +1.9% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $76,580 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 34,800 in the US, with about 2,300 openings a year
The work, 17 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: Assess student capabilities, needs, or performance14%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Train others on health or medical topics13%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on educational or vocational matters8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 293 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Provide support or encouragement to others7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 293 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
Still yours: Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assist individuals with special needs6%
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: Maintain operational records4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Evaluate programs, practices, or processes3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,764 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products2%
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 102 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 2,300 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
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 0.19, higher than 67% 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, 25-2059 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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