Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.
180,470 people do this job in the US. $104,590 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 56%
- 38%
- 7%
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, 3%. Today's estimate: 5%.
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 . 27 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formulate strategic plans for the institution.Done more than yearly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 14% | 1.7 work weeks1.7 work days to 4.2 work weeks | 0%Half by Jun 2029 | |
| Direct activities of administrative departments, such as admissions, registration, and career services.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 13% | 5 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | Stays with people | |
| Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | Stays with people | |
| Establish operational policies and procedures and make any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 2.1 work days | 10%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 1.7 work days4.2 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Promote the university by participating in community, state, and national events or meetings, and by developing partnerships with industry and secondary education institutions.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | Stays with people | |
| Develop curricula, and recommend curricula revisions and additions.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.1 work days6.7 h to 2.1 work weeks | 0%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Direct and participate in institutional fundraising activities, and encourage alumni participation in such activities.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Prepare reports on academic or institutional data.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 9%Half by Aug 2027 | |
| Write grants to procure external funding, and supervise grant-funded projects.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 3% | 2.1 work days6.7 h to 1 work week | 1%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Participate in student recruitment, selection, and admission, making admissions recommendations when required to do so.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.3 h50 min to 1 work day | 28%Half by Feb 2027 |
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 Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary10% now, 68% by 2028
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary19% now, 66% by 2028
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors34% now, 44% by 2028
- Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary18% now, 34% by 2028
- Instructional Coordinators17% now, 81% by 2028
- Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary13% now, 47% by 2028
Where this job works
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