Education · SOC 25-1194
Postsecondary CTE instructors teach hands-on trades that AI cannot perform or replicate in a shop or lab.
Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
Timeline: Demand for skilled trades instructors is rising as the trades face shortages; AI poses little threat to hands-on vocational instruction through 2030.
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary is resilient on AIFear. Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
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Our AI Fear Score for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary is 30/100 (Resilient). Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
30 out of 100, based on an AI-model review of this occupation's O*NET tasks against what current AI can actually do.
Most exposed: Generating lecture notes and course outlines, Preparing grading rubrics and progress reports, Scheduling guest lecturers and external experts, Drafting curriculum documentation. Harder to automate: Hands-on shop, lab, and field instruction, Observing and evaluating student technical skill, Determining individual training needs, Supervising real-world project work.
Lean into Trade-specific technical expertise, Competency-based assessment, Industry partnerships and advisory boards, Workplace safety instruction. Consider roles such as Apprenticeship program coordinator or Industry training manager or Workforce development director.
Tasks, skills and AI-exposure for this role were reviewed by an AI model against its O*NET task profile (curated roles use published research anchors). Pay and employment, where shown, are U.S. BLS OEWS (May 2024) figures. This is an estimate, not a prediction about any individual's job. Compare all occupations.