Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

1. 01Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.People already use AI for this at work
2. 02Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.AI could speed this up a lot
3. 03Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as food science, nutrition, and child care.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
4. 04Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.People already use AI for this at work
5. 05Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
6. 06Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.People already use AI for this at work
7. 07Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.People already use AI for this at work
8. 08Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.AI could speed this up a lot
9. 09Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
10. 10Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.People already use AI for this at work

Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.

AI touches every main task of this job in some way. Your edge is judgment: knowing when AI’s work is right, and checking it before it counts.

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