← Risk register Form CI-S · reviewed 2026-08-11

Education & AI

64 occupations · 9,100,600 US workers · $551.1B in annual wages

How this sector scores

Education averages 54/100 across its occupations, or 62/100 weighted by how many people actually work each one. No sector is uniformly anything — the spread below is the point.

COOKED 1 · EXPOSED 49 · SAFE 14

Most protected
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 82

Most exposed
Library Technicians 30

Occupation Verdict Resistance Where it holdsT·E·L·R·J Workers
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary EXPOSED 60/100 T E L R J 1,420,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SAFE 72/100 T E L R J 1,388,390
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education SAFE 69/100 T E L R J 1,065,210
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education SAFE 71/100 T E L R J 620,090
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term EXPOSED 53/100 T E L R J 524,770
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education SAFE 73/100 T E L R J 478,780
Self-Enrichment Teachers EXPOSED 50/100 T E L R J 332,110
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School SAFE 75/100 T E L R J 260,870
Instructional Coordinators EXPOSED 42/100 T E L R J 227,760
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary SAFE 69/100 T E L R J 221,270
Tutors EXPOSED 37/100 T E L R J 175,070
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary EXPOSED 36/100 T E L R J 164,090
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School SAFE 73/100 T E L R J 163,930
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other EXPOSED 46/100 T E L R J 149,840
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists EXPOSED 42/100 T E L R J 133,790
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other EXPOSED 41/100 T E L R J 118,590
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 64/100 T E L R J 114,110
Teachers and Instructors, All Other EXPOSED 48/100 T E L R J 113,790
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School SAFE 69/100 T E L R J 111,420
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education SAFE 75/100 T E L R J 108,870
Special Education Teachers, Middle School SAFE 76/100 T E L R J 95,200
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 58/100 T E L R J 93,560
Business Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 42/100 T E L R J 82,150
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary SAFE 71/100 T E L R J 77,960
Library Technicians COOKED 30/100 T E L R J 68,690
Education Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 50/100 T E L R J 60,830
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 46/100 T E L R J 57,720
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 53/100 T E L R J 50,190
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 48/100 T E L R J 47,670
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 46/100 T E L R J 41,530
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 52/100 T E L R J 40,270
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors EXPOSED 51/100 T E L R J 37,310
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 50/100 T E L R J 35,480
Special Education Teachers, All Other SAFE 74/100 T E L R J 33,930
Special Education Teachers, Preschool SAFE 82/100 T E L R J 29,510
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 47/100 T E L R J 29,420
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 48/100 T E L R J 20,460
Law Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 59/100 T E L R J 20,060
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 54/100 T E L R J 19,980
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 40/100 T E L R J 19,830
History Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 47/100 T E L R J 18,790
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 42/100 T E L R J 16,970
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School SAFE 70/100 T E L R J 16,870
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other EXPOSED 45/100 T E L R J 16,580
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 43/100 T E L R J 13,150
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 51/100 T E L R J 13,090
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 48/100 T E L R J 12,630
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 56/100 T E L R J 12,610
Museum Technicians and Conservators EXPOSED 52/100 T E L R J 12,310
Curators EXPOSED 49/100 T E L R J 12,150
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 47/100 T E L R J 11,850
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 45/100 T E L R J 11,560
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 43/100 T E L R J 11,300
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 54/100 T E L R J 9,900
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 56/100 T E L R J 8,920
Farm and Home Management Educators EXPOSED 51/100 T E L R J 8,220
Archivists EXPOSED 43/100 T E L R J 7,970
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 58/100 T E L R J 7,700
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 53/100 T E L R J 6,690
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 51/100 T E L R J 5,240
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 40/100 T E L R J 3,630
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 48/100 T E L R J 3,330
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 53/100 T E L R J 2,770
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary EXPOSED 58/100 T E L R J 1,520

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