Education · SOC 25-2055
Legally mandated IEP services and individualized care for young children with disabilities demand human presence and judgment.
Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
Timeline: Legal mandates, physical care needs, and the complexity of early childhood disability make this role highly secure against automation through 2030 and beyond.
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$37,120 median pay
$62,190 median pay
$38,470 median pay
$64,880 median pay
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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten is resilient on AIFear. Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
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Our AI Fear Score for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten is 17/100 (Resilient). Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
17 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: Drafting and documenting IEP goals and progress, Preparing classroom activity plans and schedules, Transcribing materials into accessible formats, Coordinating scheduling for related services. Harder to automate: Direct physical and emotional support in the classroom, IEP team meetings with parents and specialists, Administering standardized assessments, Adapting instruction moment-to-moment for each child.
Lean into IEP development and compliance, Assistive technology tools, Applied behavior analysis, Family-centered practice. Consider roles such as Special education instructional coach or Early intervention coordinator or School psychologist.
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.