Elementary School Teachers
(Except Special Education)

Minimal Risk
19%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
11%
(Minimal Risk)
POLLING
28%
(Low Risk, Based on 314 votes)
Average: 19%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-0.7%
by year 2033
WAGES
$63,680
or $30.61 per hour
Volume
1,410,070
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
6.5/10
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Calculated automation risk

11% (Minimal Risk)

Minimal Risk (0-20%): Occupations in this category have a low probability of being automated, as they typically demand complex problem-solving, creativity, strong interpersonal skills, and a high degree of manual dexterity. These jobs often involve intricate hand movements and precise coordination, making it difficult for machines to replicate the required tasks.

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Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Originality

  • Persuasion

  • Negotiation

User poll

28% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 11% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education' job openings is expected to decline 0.7% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education' was $63,680, or $31 per hour

'Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education' were paid 32.5% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 1,410,070 people employed as 'Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education' within the United States.

This represents around 0.9% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 107 people are employed as 'Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education'.

Job description

Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.

SOC Code: 25-2021.00

Comments (13)

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. (Low)
02 Jul 2024 01:01
Because you will always need teachers, but you never know with technology.
Mike (Low)
17 Jul 2022 04:47
Even with technology, someone still has to be there to facilitate learning for the kids. Additionally, disciplinary actions must be employed for those who goof off or don't show interest in learning.
Ket Autor (Uncertain)
24 Oct 2021 02:43
The interaction of teacher and student is very important in learning. There may be an advantage of it (robotics) but there are lots of disadvantages. 1. Students may not have the opportunity to bond with their teacher, since teachers are our second parent in school, 2. Let's always bare in mind that robots are being manipulated by man, meaning authentic learning from an authentic human is really needed because of it's experiences being shared to students.
Sofia (No chance)
13 May 2021 13:40
Robots can never take a teacher's job. I think that people are too paranoid about this AI/robotics madness.
Kait (No chance)
14 Apr 2021 20:03
You need humans to teach humans lol
Homokiné Czövek Henrietta (Moderate)
30 Jan 2021 12:42
Even with technology, there is a need for a teacher who makes learning easier.
mfleh mfleh
23 Jul 2020 09:00
Even with technology, there needs to be a teacher to facilitate the learning.
Jamalia
06 May 2020 09:44
For me, interaction with the teacher personally is still the best way of learning process. We may use technologies as our references.
Aaron
03 Dec 2019 20:38
Khan Academy and MOOC's are the future of education. AI can easily determine if young people are learning. At least in my opinion.
Aaron (Highly likely)
03 Dec 2019 20:30
With the internet it's possible to have education entirely online. Tablets, smart phones etc. etc. Khan academy for example.
National Teacher Shortage Crisis (Uncertain)
01 Jul 2019 08:53
There's a national teacher shortage. 50% of all new teachers are projected to leave the profession within their first 5 years. Experienced teachers are running from the profession and fewer every year are entering it. This is a national crisis everyone's ignoring. Eventually it will sink in and people will start looking for solutions. In our current culture, that solution certainly doesn't lean towards incentivizing new teachers to enter and stay in the profession. What do you do to fix this problem? The answer that's easy, that causes the least disruption, that requires the least change in the system, that is cost effective, is automation. What seems more likely? Drastic cultural and systematic change, or people like Mark Zuckerberg, who have literally said they are investing in the development of these educational technologies, actually taking advantage of new market and filling the demand with automation?
Gabriela Kypuros
25 Jan 2023 22:35
Is an AI able to display empathy or inspire students?
Do we want empaths ( AI ) to teach children about social skills
Janice Reid (No chance)
25 Jun 2019 16:14
Even with technology, there needs to be a teacher to facilitate the learning.
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