Will AI replace School Psychologists?
AI reaches most of this job’s work.
58/100
Very high exposure
More exposed to AI than 90% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 8% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 84% of the work
What the job involves
Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Already happening(2)
- Collect and analyze data to evaluate the effectiveness of academic programs and other services, such as behavioral management systems.
- Conduct research to generate new knowledge that can be used to address learning and behavior issues.
Within reach(14)
- Report any pertinent information to the proper authorities in cases of child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.
- Interpret test results and prepare psychological reports for teachers, administrators, and parents.
- Maintain student records, including special education reports, confidential records, records of services provided, and behavioral data.
- Compile and interpret students' test results, along with information from teachers and parents, to diagnose conditions and to help assess eligibility for special services.
- Collaborate with other educational professionals to develop teaching strategies and school programs.
and 9 more
Out of reach(3)
- Initiate and direct efforts to foster tolerance, understanding, and appreciation of diversity in school communities.
- Attend workshops, seminars, or professional meetings to remain informed of new developments in school psychology.
- Counsel children and families to help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment.
Also called
Educational Diagnostician · School Psychometrist · Preliminary School Psychologist · School Psychological Examiner · School Psychology Specialist · Autism Consultant · Bilingual School Psychologist · Challenging Behavior Consultant
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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
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics