Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.
328,330 people do this job in the US. $105,870 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 76%
- 21%
- 4%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 7%. Today's estimate: 10%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 32 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Establish, coordinate, and oversee particular programs across school districts, such as programs to evaluate student academic achievement.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 13% | 4.2 work days1.7 work days to 1.7 work weeks | 0%Half by Jul 2028 | |
| Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficiency, and use, and to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.Done daily by most who do it. | 11% | 1 work day2.5 h to 3.1 work days | 5%Half by Oct 2027 | |
| Create school improvement plans, using student performance data.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 2.1 work days5 h to 1 work week | 1%Half by Mar 2028 | |
| Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies and procedures to carry them out.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Advocate for new schools to be built, or for existing facilities to be repaired or remodeled.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 4.2 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | 0%Half by Nov 2028 | |
| Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 1 work day3.3 h to 2.5 work days | 5%Half by Jul 2027 | |
| Develop partnerships with businesses, communities, and other organizations to help meet identified educational needs and to provide school-to-work programs.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 1%Half by Jul 2028 | |
| Plan, coordinate, and oversee school logistics programs, such as bus and food services.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 2%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Plan and develop instructional methods and content for educational, vocational, or student activity programs.Done more than weekly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 3% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Direct and coordinate school maintenance services and the use of school facilities.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 3.1 work days | Stays with people | |
| Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 2.5 h1.3 h to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 2.5 work days | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare12% now, 41% by 2028
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education29% now, 35% by 2028
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School22% now, 31% by 2028
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary5% now, 42% by 2028
- Instructional Coordinators17% now, 81% by 2028
- Special Education Teachers, Elementary School27% now, 36% by 2028
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