Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.
1,388,390 people do this job in the US. $63,970 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 35%
- 8%
- 56%
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, 26%. Today's estimate: 29%.
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 . 38 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 9% | 1.3 h38 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 8% | 1.1 h25 min to 2.1 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 8% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Assign and grade class work and homework.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 h38 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 33 min17 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min17 min to 2.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now |
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.
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education36% now, 44% by 2028
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education40% now, 46% by 2028
- Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors57% now, 66% by 2028
- Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education8% now, 12% by 2028
- Tutors66% now, 67% by 2028
- Special Education Teachers, Elementary School27% now, 36% by 2028
Where this job works
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