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Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.People already use AI for this at work
- 02Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.People already use AI for this at work
- 03Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as linear algebra, differential equations, and discrete mathematics.People already use AI for this at work
- 04Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.AI could speed this up a lot
- 05Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.AI could speed this up a lot
- 06Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.People already use AI for this at work
- 07Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.Mostly human for now
- 08Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.Mostly human for now
- 09Keep abreast of developments and technological advances in the mathematical field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
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.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss43%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
54%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 87% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.