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Will AI replace Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary?

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

Task exposure to today's AI

39/100

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 Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary?

Not entirely. Today's AI tools can take on about 39% of the typical work in this occupation, mostly: develop teaching materials, such as syllabi, visual aids, answer keys, supplementary notes, or course web sites. The parts that stay human include: Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections.; Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers, and record grades.; Schedule and maintain regular office hours to meet with students..

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
Develop teaching materials, such as syllabi, visual aids, answer keys, supplementary notes, or course Web sites.AI already used 62%
Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers, and record grades. 57%
Prepare or proctor examinations.AI already used 50%
Schedule and maintain regular office hours to meet with students. 35%
Teach undergraduate-level courses. 35%
Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections. 15%

+ 14 more tasks (33% of the week) in the full test.

Your human edge

  • Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections.
  • Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers, and record grades.
  • Schedule and maintain regular office hours to meet with students.

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 build a full set of materials for one discussion section — slides, 3 tiered practice tasks, a 10-question quiz and answer key — then fact-check every item yourself and log 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

Draft an AI rubric and feedback templates for one assignment, grade 20 anonymized papers, list the 5 most common errors, and compare your grading time to the previous batch.

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

Run a 50-minute tutorial where students critique AI answers to course problems, redesign one assignment to require AI-use documentation, and share both with two colleagues.
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