Education · SOC 25-2032
High school CTE teachers combine real trade skills and in-person mentorship that AI cannot deliver in a shop, lab, or studio setting.
Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
Timeline: High school CTE faces growing demand as trades shortage deepens; AI poses negligible displacement risk for hands-on instruction roles through 2030 and beyond.
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 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, Secondary School is 27/100 (Resilient). Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
27 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 course plans and instructional materials, Grading written tests and academic assignments, Preparing digital and audio-visual supplements, Researching current industry certification requirements. Harder to automate: Live demonstration of technical trade skills, Supervising shop and lab safety, Guiding students toward industry credentials, Observing and evaluating hands-on performance.
Lean into Industry-relevant technical expertise, Competency-based assessment, Workplace safety and OSHA compliance, Industry credential advising. Consider roles such as CTE director or coordinator or Industry trainer or corporate educator or Apprenticeship coordinator.
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.