# Will psychology professors be replaced by AI? Updated October 2026 Psychology professors score 52 out of 100 for AI exposure. AI helps with 55% of their task time, and they stay in charge. AI can do another 19%. 26% needs a person. - **19%** AI can do it - **55%** AI helps - **26%** Needs a person High exposure Higher than 79% of the 923 jobs we scored. ## Task by task We graded 29 tasks, most exposed first. AI can do 5 of them, helps with 15 and leaves 9 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. Attendance and grade records are structured data entry tasks. | 80% AI can do it | | Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. Syllabi, handouts and assignments are routine drafting work for AI. | 75% AI can do it | | Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments. AI searches and formats reading lists; instructor verifies sources. | 70% AI can do it | | Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. AI builds and scores exams; instructor reviews and administers. | 65% AI can do it | | Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers. AI grades written work well; lab work needs human review. | 60% AI can do it | ## How psychology professors compare All jobs (923) Educational instruction and library (62) The dark line is **psychology professors, at 52**. Each dot is a score, and darker dots mean more jobs share it. The short marks are the averages, 37 for all jobs and 45 for educational instruction and library. ## Pay and outlook in the US Median pay $80,340 a year, May 2025 People employed 41,530 in the US, May 2025 Projected change in jobs +4.0% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Run clinical supervision for practicum students - Facilitate live seminar discussions in person - Supervise student lab work using SPSS or MATLAB - Write lab and paper rubrics in your LMS - Verify AI-compiled references against original sources - Hold a state psychology licence for clinical work ## Safer roles nearby 5 related jobs with lower scores. - [Sociology professors44 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/sociology-professors/) - [Social work professors44 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/social-work-professors/) - [Graduate teaching assistants47 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/graduate-teaching-assistants/) - [Anthropology professors46 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/anthropology-professors/) - [Health sciences professors50 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/health-sciences-professors/) ## Questions about psychology professors and AI Will AI replace psychology professors? Partly. About 4 in 10 working hours go to tasks AI can already do, mostly maintaining attendance and grade records and preparing course materials such as syllabi and handouts. Clinical work, live classroom facilitation and practicum supervision stay with people because they depend on presence and real-time judgment. Which tasks is AI taking over from psychology professors? Record keeping has the highest exposure score in this job at 80. Maintaining attendance and grade records is structured data entry, so AI handles most of it. Compiling bibliographies at exposure 70 and building and scoring exams at exposure 65 follow, with the instructor checking sources and reviewing results. Which tasks stay with psychology professors? Clinical services score 8 on exposure and supervising practicum students scores 10. Psychotherapy and assessing psychological problems depend on a person in the room reading a client in real time. Live clinical supervision keeps client safety with a human supervisor who is physically present. How do psychology professors stay valuable as AI takes over tasks? Move time from record keeping into live seminars and supervised clinical practice. Verify every AI-compiled reference in your LMS and check exam items against your learning goals. Use SPSS or MATLAB to run lab sessions where students analyze their data, and hold a state licence if you supervise clinical work. ## Related jobs - [Education professors52 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/education-professors/) - [Kinesiology professors53 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/kinesiology-professors/) - [Math professors52 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/math-professors/) - [Family and consumer sciences professors48 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/family-and-consumer-sciences-professors/) ## Next steps for psychology professors - ### Check your job Your job title is a rough guide. Your tasks decide your score. Paste your job description or CV to see which tasks AI can do. [Check your job](https://www.aigentcy.com/tools/ai-exposure-checker/) [Check your CV](https://www.aigentcy.com/tools/cv-checker/) - ### Estimate team savings The score is per person. 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