Will AI replace Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary?

Some of your tasks will be automated. People who use AI will have the edge.

Task exposure to today's AI

46/100

Moderate exposure

This is the occupation's typical task mix. Your own score can be up to 30 points higher or lower depending on how you work: routine share, people contact, judgment and how much you already use AI.

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Will AI replace Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary?

Not entirely. Today's AI tools can take on about 46% of the typical work in this occupation, mostly: prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. The parts that stay human include: Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.; Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as crop production, plant genetics, and soil chemistry.; Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work..

People who learn to use AI for the automatable parts keep the edge. The 3-phase plan below shows where to start.

Which tasks AI can take on

The largest tasks in this occupation, their share of the working week, and how much of each today's AI tools can do.

TaskAutomatable

Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. 78%

Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.AI already used 57%

Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.AI already used 53%

Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as crop production, plant genetics, and soil chemistry. 45%

Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.AI already used 33%

Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work. 15%

+ 17 more tasks (46% of the week) in the full test.

Your human edge

Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as crop production, plant genetics, and soil chemistry.
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.

AI tools to try

ChatGPT / Claude for lesson materialsAI quiz and feedback toolsPresentation and image generators

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A 3-phase AI learning plan

Phase 1

Materials and preparation

Lesson plans, tasks and differentiated materials with AI.
Quizzes and answer keys.
Check facts and age-appropriateness yourself.

Project

Use AI to draft a 3-week soil chemistry unit with differentiated handouts and a 20-question quiz; verify facts and compare prep time to last year.

Phase 2

Feedback and assessment

Rubrics and feedback drafts with AI.
Spotting common mistakes across student work.
Rules for student AI use and academic honesty.

Project

Build an AI-assisted rubric for a crop production lab report, grade 25 submissions with it, and measure grading time saved versus manual grading.

Phase 3

Teaching with AI

Teach students to use AI critically.
Assignments that work with AI, not against it.
Share materials and practice with colleagues.

Project

Design an assignment requiring students to use AI to analyze plant genetics data, then compare AI-aided vs non-AI outputs with colleagues in a shared review.

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