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AI Work Index

Headline risk

2%

Very Low Risk

Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education

United States AI Work IndexISCO 2330crosswalk_exact

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

633.7 current · 621.3 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 99%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $63K

Median annual wage

Demand -2%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 4

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

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

Task evidence

99% weighted task match · 29% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 62,970

Employment 2024

633.7K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-2.0%

Openings (2024–34)

40.5K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 47,05025th pctl: USD 53,540Median: USD 62,97075th pctl: USD 79,380Top 10%: USD 100,980

Demand outlook

Employment of middle school teachers is projected to grow 2 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.

Education: Bachelor's degree Experience: None

Role Profile

AdaptabilityInterpersonalWriting and reading

Tasks

  • 1. Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. AI use: 94%
  • 2. Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate these objectives to students. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies. AI use: 85%
  • 6. Assign lessons and correct homework. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Apple macOSFacebookGoogle DocsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft Outlook

Requirements

Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 24.7%Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 75.3%Pace: Control of workload: 85.3%Pace: Control of workload: 14.7%

Work context

E-Mail 4.9/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.8/5
Contact With Others 4.8/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.6/5
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals 4.6/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.5/5

Worker profile

Median age 43.4 · 3.5M employed

Under 25: 6% · 25–54: 74% · 55+: 20%

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