# Will AI replace english teachers? Updated October 2026 High school teachers score 41 of 100 for AI exposure. 50% of their task time still needs a person. AI can do 10% today and speed up another 40%. - **10%** AI can do it - **40%** AI helps - **50%** Needs a person Moderate exposure Higher than 55% of the 923 occupations we scored. ## Task by task We graded 32 tasks, listed here from most to least exposed. AI can do 3 of them today, speeds up 13 and leaves 16 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. Record keeping is structured data entry AI handles well. | 75% AI can do it | | Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration. AI can draft student and activity reports from records. | 72% AI can do it | | Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. AI can draft course outlines from curriculum standards. | 66% AI can do it | | Assign and grade class work and homework. AI can draft assignments and grade and comment on work. | 60% AI helps | | Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. AI drafts tests and grades objective items; teacher reviews. | 58% AI helps | ## How high school teachers compare All occupations (923) Educational instruction and library (62) **High school teachers score 41**, 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 $72,040 a year, May 2025 People employed 1.1 million in the US, May 2025 Projected change in jobs \-0.2% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Write lesson objectives and rubrics for each unit - Review AI-drafted tests before grades post in Blackboard - Supervise lab equipment use to prevent student injuries - Manage gradebooks and parent updates in Google Classroom or Moodle - Hold a state teaching license for the subject taught - Lead seminars and hands-on lab demonstrations with students ## Safer roles nearby 5 related occupations with lower scores. - [Special education teachers36 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/special-education-teachers/) - [Middle school special education teachers38 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/middle-school-special-education-teachers/) - [Middle school CTE teachers35 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/middle-school-cte-teachers/) - [Teaching assistants30 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/teaching-assistants/) - [High school CTE teachers35 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/high-school-cte-teachers/) ## Questions about high school teachers and AI Will english teachers be replaced by AI? Partly. About 3 in 10 working hours of a high school teacher's time go to tasks AI can already do, mostly record keeping and report writing. Lessons, supervision and classroom presence stay with people because they need a teacher in the room. Which high school teaching tasks is AI taking over? Record keeping has the highest exposure score at 75, because student records are structured data entry that AI handles well. Student reports, scored at 72, and course outlines drafted from curriculum standards, scored at 66, follow close behind. Teachers still review the output before it goes into a file. Which high school teaching tasks stay human? Enforcing behavior rules, hall and cafeteria duty, and monitoring lab equipment all score 5 to 6 on exposure, the lowest on the list. These tasks need a teacher physically present with students, so AI has little to take over. Staff meetings and committee service, at 8, also stay with people. How can high school teachers stay valuable? Use AI to draft outlines and quizzes, then spend the saved time on classroom work. Write your lesson objectives and review every AI-graded test in Google Classroom or Moodle before grades post. Build hands-on lab supervision and student mentoring, which needs a person in the room. ## Related jobs - [Middle school teachers42 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/middle-school-teachers/) - [Elementary school teachers41 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/elementary-school-teachers/) - [Tutors57 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/tutors/) - [High school special education teachers42 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/high-school-special-education-teachers/) ## Next steps for high school teachers - ### Check your job Your job title is a rough guide. Your actual tasks decide your score. Paste your job description or CV and see which of your tasks AI can do. 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