Headline risk
4%
Very Low RiskKindergarten teachers, except special education
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.
Task evidence
99% weighted task match · 12% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 61,430
Employment 2024
117.2K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-1.6%
Openings (2024–34)
12.8K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of kindergarten and elementary school teachers is projected to grow 2 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students. AI use: 0%
- 2. Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests. AI use: 0%
- 3. Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. AI use: 0%
- 4. Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills. AI use: 0%
- 5. Demonstrate activities to children. AI use: 0%
- 6. Read books to entire classes or to small groups. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 43.4 · 349K employed
Under 25: 7% · 25–54: 75% · 55+: 18%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Kindergarten and elementary school teachers instruct young students in basic subjects in order to prepare them for future schooling.
Kindergarten and elementary school teachers work in public and private schools. They generally work during school hours when students are present and use nights and weekends to prepare lessons and grade papers. Most kindergarten and elementary school teachers do not work during the summer.
Kindergarten and elementary school teachers usually must have at least a bachelor’s degree. In addition, public school teachers must have a state-issued certification or license.
The median annual wage for elementary school teachers, except special education was $62,340 in May 2024.
Overall employment of kindergarten and elementary school teachers is projected to grow 2 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.