Will AI replace Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary?

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

Task exposure to today's AI

42/100

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 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary?

Not entirely. Today's AI tools can take on about 42% of the typical work in this occupation, mostly: prepare reports and maintain records, such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details. The parts that stay human include: Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.; Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.; Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement..

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 reports and maintain records, such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details. 80%

Develop curricula and plan course content and methods of instruction.AI already used 60%

Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides. 55%

Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.AI already used 42%

Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction. 20%

Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment. 10%

+ 14 more tasks (41% of the week) in the full test.

Your human edge

Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.
Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.
Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.

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 2-week technical unit with differentiated tasks and quizzes, then fact-check and time your prep hours saved.

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 shop/lab skills assessment, grade 15 student work samples, and tally common errors found.

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 one assignment requiring students to critique AI-generated technical solutions, pilot it, and document outcomes with colleagues.

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