Will AI take my job

All jobs

Will AI replace Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary?

AI reaches some of this job’s work, but most of it stays with people.

38/100

Moderate exposure

More exposed to AI than 59% of US workers.

AI already used in
30% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
61% of the work

What the job involves

Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Where AI reaches the work

The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.

Already happening(10)

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as abnormal psychology, cognitive processes, and work motivation.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.

and 5 more

Within reach(10)

  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Develop and use multimedia course materials and other current technology, such as online courses.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  • Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.

and 5 more

Out of reach(9)

  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Recruit and hire new faculty.
  • Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
  • Supervise students' laboratory work.

and 4 more

Also called

Psychology Professor · Clinical Psychology Professor · Psychology Instructor · Abnormal Psychology Teacher · Adjunct Psychology Instructor · Adjunct Psychology Professor · Applied Psychology Teacher · Child Development Teacher

Related jobs

What these numbers mean

The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.

“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.

The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.

Sources

Get the check for your own work

A job title only gets you the typical case. The full check scores what you actually do, task by task.

One email when the free check opens. Nothing else.

How we handle it: privacy notice.

The free check opens soon.