Middle School Teachers
(Except Special and Career/Technical Education)

Low Risk
23%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
18%
(Minimal Risk)
POLLING
28%
(Low Risk, Based on 188 votes)
Average: 23%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-0.7%
by year 2033
WAGES
$64,290
or $30.91 per hour
Volume
626,690
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
6.3/10
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- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
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- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

18% (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:

  • Social Perceptiveness

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

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • 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 18% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical 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 'Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical 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 'Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education' was $64,290, or $31 per hour

'Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education' were paid 33.8% 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 626,690 people employed as 'Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education' within the United States.

This represents around 0.41% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 242 people are employed as 'Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education'.

Job description

Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

SOC Code: 25-2022.00

Comments (13)

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EM (Moderate)
08 May 2023 17:00
AI will be the source for content/lessons in-person learning will be reserved for the affluent.
Mun seosol
06 Nov 2020 05:48
I don't think it's going to be replaced by robots because it's a job to maintain close relationships with students.
ㄱㅁㅈ
06 Nov 2020 00:34
Teachers also have a duty to educate students about their morality and personality. A.I. will never be able to do this.
Benedict
08 Jun 2020 02:51
Being a teacher is really complex and unique. I do not think a robot can do it.
Suman Raghuram (No chance)
12 Mar 2020 17:10
Children need validation and a teacher s comment and praise which boosts their confidence. This cannot be done by AI. AI is too unemotional and this does not work.
Jeff (No chance)
16 Dec 2019 15:42
As a teacher, there is too much of a human element to rely solely on technology to do this work.
Isabel Radka (No chance)
28 Oct 2019 22:39
The human element is too important
Alexander (Low)
12 May 2019 03:52
Kinda hard for a machine to listen to students, make questions properly and have discipline. Teaching humanity and values isn't a task a robot can do from my point of view. At least not in the approx. 20 years.
Steven
13 Jul 2020 11:03
“Discipline” needs to be removed from schools as it is discriminatory and dehumanising. If you’re talking about teachers having self-discipline, that is not something an AI would need. Computers have limitless stamina and focus.
Matt
24 Jul 2024 21:20
tell me you dont understand schools, teaching or kids without saying you don't understand schools, teaching or kids.

You might want to stick to topics you have, at least a little knowledge of. You wont look so silly then.
Clark Yang
03 Apr 2019 06:01
Since teachers have different ways of thinking to their students, and they have to prepare different plans and ways of teaching in order to help their students to learn. Since Artificial Intelligence may not have emotion as humans do, they can’t use the same ways of teaching to different types of students.
Steven
13 Jul 2020 11:01
AI can be adaptive, what utter nonsense.
Plungerman (No chance)
29 May 2024 15:53
they can't evolve their teachings like a human teacher can
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