# Will AI replace tutors? Updated October 2026 Tutors score 57 of 100 for AI exposure. The largest share of their task time, 51%, is work AI speeds up while they stay in charge. AI can take over 29% outright, and 20% stays with people. - **29%** AI can do it - **51%** AI helps - **20%** Needs a person High exposure Higher than 87% of the 923 occupations we scored. ## Task by task We graded 19 tasks, listed here from most to least exposed. AI can do 6 of them today, speeds up 9 and leaves 4 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Develop teaching or training materials, such as handouts, study materials, or quizzes. Handouts, quizzes and study guides are core AI generation tasks. | 82% AI can do it | | Schedule tutoring appointments with students or their parents. Scheduling tools and assistants handle booking and reminders well. | 80% AI can do it | | Prepare lesson plans or learning modules for tutoring sessions according to students' needs and goals. AI drafts lesson plans and modules quickly; tutor reviews fit. | 75% AI can do it | | Maintain records of students' assessment results, progress, feedback, or school performance, ensuring confidentiality of all records. Logging scores and notes is routine; privacy review still needed. | 72% AI can do it | | Research or recommend textbooks, software, equipment, or other learning materials to complement tutoring. AI searches and compares materials well; tutor confirms fit. | 68% AI can do it | ## How tutors compare All occupations (923) Educational instruction and library (62) **Tutors score 57**, 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 $43,350 a year, May 2025 People employed 175,070 in the US, May 2025 Projected change in jobs \-0.2% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Review AI-drafted lesson plans against each student's goals - Run live tutoring sessions on Zoom - Keep confidential student records in Microsoft Excel - Manage assignments and grades in Blackboard or Moodle - Give parents phone progress updates on each student - Set up in-person study rooms for small groups ## Safer roles nearby 5 related occupations with lower scores. - [High school teachers41 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/high-school-teachers/) - [Adult education teachers45 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/adult-education-teachers/) - [Elementary school teachers41 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/elementary-school-teachers/) - [Middle school teachers42 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/middle-school-teachers/) - [Graduate teaching assistants47 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/graduate-teaching-assistants/) ## Questions about tutors and AI Will tutors be replaced by AI? Partly. About 4 in 10 working hours go to tasks AI can already do, mostly building handouts, quizzes and study guides and drafting lesson plans for sessions. Live sessions, travel and in-room feedback stay with tutors because they need a person present with the student. Which tasks of tutors is AI taking over? Scheduling appointments (exposure 80), building handouts and quizzes (exposure 82) and drafting lesson plans (exposure 75) are the most exposed. Booking tools handle reminders and rebooking, while AI generates quizzes and study guides from a topic prompt. Which tasks of tutors stay human? Travelling to students' homes or libraries (exposure 2), organizing the tutoring room (exposure 5) and monitoring students in classrooms or labs (exposure 18) are the least exposed. Each needs a person physically present with the student, so AI adds little there. How do tutors stay valuable as AI takes on more tasks? Spend the time saved on live sessions, where encouragement and feedback happen face to face. Check every AI-drafted lesson plan against the student's goals, keep records confidential in Excel, and call parents with progress updates yourself. Run sessions on Zoom and manage assignments in Blackboard or Moodle. ## Related jobs - [High school special education teachers42 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/high-school-special-education-teachers/) - [Middle school special education teachers38 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/middle-school-special-education-teachers/) - [Kindergarten teachers29 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/kindergarten-teachers/) - [Instructional coordinators59 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/instructional-coordinators/) ## Next steps for tutors - ### 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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