School Psychologists
Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.
63,940 people do this job in the US. $95,990 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 73%
- 27%
- 0%
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, 22%. Today's estimate: 34%.
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 . 19 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiate and direct efforts to foster tolerance, understanding, and appreciation of diversity in school communities.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 18% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | Stays with people | |
| Interpret test results and prepare psychological reports for teachers, administrators, and parents.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 14% | 5 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | 22%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Maintain student records, including special education reports, confidential records, records of services provided, and behavioral data.Done daily by most who do it. | 11% | 1.7 h25 min to 2.5 h | 76%Half by now | |
| Collect and analyze data to evaluate the effectiveness of academic programs and other services, such as behavioral management systems.Done more than weekly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 8% | 5 h2.5 h to 1.7 work days | 20%Half by Feb 2027 | |
| Compile and interpret students' test results, along with information from teachers and parents, to diagnose conditions and to help assess eligibility for special services.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 7% | 4.2 h2.5 h to 5.8 h | 44%Half by now | |
| Conduct research to generate new knowledge that can be used to address learning and behavior issues.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 7% | 1 work week1 work day to 2.8 work weeks | 0%Half by Feb 2029 | |
| Collaborate with other educational professionals to develop teaching strategies and school programs.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.7 h38 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Assess an individual child's needs, limitations, and potential, using observation, review of school records, and consultation with parents and school personnel.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 2.1 h1.3 h to 4.2 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Select, administer, and score psychological tests.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 2.5 h1.3 h to 5 h | 70%Half by now | |
| Promote an understanding of child development and its relationship to learning and behavior.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | 90%Half by now | |
| Design classes and programs to meet the needs of special students.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 2.5 work days | 10%Half by May 2027 | |
| Counsel children and families to help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h38 min to 2.5 h | 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.
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists39% now, 65% by 2028
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors34% now, 44% by 2028
- Marriage and Family Therapists57% now, 65% by 2028
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School22% now, 31% by 2028
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers35% now, 52% by 2028
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers21% now, 44% by 2028
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