# Will high school cte teachers be replaced by AI? Updated October 2026 High school CTE teachers score 35 of 100 for AI exposure. 44% of their task time still needs a person. AI can do 15% today and speed up another 41%. - **15%** AI can do it - **41%** AI helps - **44%** Needs a person Moderate exposure Lower than 54% of the 923 occupations we scored. ## Task by task We graded 33 tasks, listed here from most to least exposed. AI can do 5 of them today, speeds up 13 and leaves 15 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations. Records are digital data entry AI handles well, with checks. | 70% AI can do it | | Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration. AI can turn records into report drafts; teacher verifies accuracy. | 70% AI can do it | | Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. AI drafts course outlines from standards; teacher reviews and adapts. | 65% AI can do it | | Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students. AI can draft clear objectives; teacher reviews and communicates them. | 62% AI can do it | | Assign and grade class work and homework. AI grades routine work from rubrics; teacher spot checks. | 60% AI can do it | ## How high school CTE teachers compare All occupations (923) Educational instruction and library (62) **High school CTE teachers score 35**, marked by the dark line. Each dot is a score, darker where more occupations share it. The short marks show the averages, 37 for all occupations and 45 for educational instruction and library. ## Pay and outlook in the US Median pay $66,270 a year, May 2025 People employed 111,420 in the US, May 2025 Projected change in jobs \-0.4% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Demonstrate equipment use and safety in live shop sessions - Review AI-drafted student reports in Microsoft Word before sending - Build and adapt grading rubrics in the learning management system - Teach AutoCAD Civil 3D drafting with student drawing reviews - Hold your state career and technical education teaching license - Build program data summaries in Microsoft Excel for administration ## Safer roles nearby A related occupation with a lower score. - [Special education assistants30 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/special-education-assistants/) ## Questions about high school CTE teachers and AI Will AI replace high school cte teachers? Partly. About 3 in 10 working hours go to tasks AI can already do, mostly keeping student records and preparing reports for administration. Teaching in the shop, managing live classroom behavior, and supervising equipment use stay with teachers because they need a person in the room. Which tasks is AI taking over for high school CTE teachers? Record keeping and report writing carry the highest exposure scores at 70. Digital data entry suits AI when checks follow, and AI can turn records into report drafts that the teacher verifies. Course outlines at 65 and grading routine class work at 60 follow, with AI drafting from standards and rubrics. Which tasks stay with high school CTE teachers? Enforcing rules and managing classroom behavior score 8 to 10 on exposure, among the lowest on the list. Hall, cafeteria, and bus duty score 3 because they are physical supervision. Equipment monitoring in shops scores 8 and needs a teacher standing beside students at the machines. How can high school CTE teachers stay valuable? Spend the hours AI frees on live work that needs a person present. Review every AI-drafted report and grade before it leaves your desk. Build rubrics in the learning management system that fit your trade standards, and run hands-on demonstrations and AutoCAD Civil 3D drafting reviews at student workstations. ## Related jobs - [Vocational instructors47 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/vocational-instructors/) - [Instructional coordinators59 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/instructional-coordinators/) - [High school special education teachers42 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/high-school-special-education-teachers/) - [High school teachers41 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/high-school-teachers/) ## Next steps for high school CTE teachers - ### Check your job Your job title is a rough guide. Your actual tasks decide your score. 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