AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 25-2058.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School?

Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Estimated AI task exposure
36%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

40 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

39/100

Physical moat

13/100

Human moat

56/100

Rating coverage

100%

40 task statements / 40 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
Importance 90/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 86/100Weight 0.92
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.90
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
Importance 84/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.88
Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
Importance 89/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.87
Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
Importance 86/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.87
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
Importance 84/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.87
Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Importance 81/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.86
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
Importance 76/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.84
Teach personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy.
Importance 82/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.83
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
Importance 83/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 59/100Weight 0.83

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$74,260

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

163,930

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-0.2%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

10

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

12%

24 points lower exposure • 85% profile similarity

Median wage: $41,670 Growth 2025–2035: +2.0% Annual openings: 65

stronger human/judgment moat, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

19%

17 points lower exposure • 88% profile similarity

Median wage: Not published Growth 2025–2035: Not published Annual openings: Not published

stronger human/judgment moat, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Athletes and Sports Competitors

21%

15 points lower exposure • 91% profile similarity

Median wage: $66,710 Growth 2025–2035: +5.5% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

24 points lower exposure • 79% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

26 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Teaching Assistants, Special Education

22%

14 points lower exposure • 91% profile similarity

Median wage: Not published Growth 2025–2035: Not published Annual openings: Not published

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

    AUGMENT

      PROTECT

      • relationship building
      • judgment in ambiguous situations
      • communication and persuasion

      LEARN

      • leadership
      • negotiation
      • stakeholder communication

      AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

      What this score does not mean

      The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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