Elementary School Teachers

(Except Special Education)

AUTOMATION RISK

CALCULATED

11%

risk level

POLLING

27%

Based on 275 votes

LABOR DEMAND

GROWTH

4.0%

by year 2032

WAGES

$63,680

or $30.61 per hour

Volume

1,410,070

as of 2023

SUMMARY

JOB SCORE

7.0/10

11% (Minimal Risk)

Minimal Risk (0-20%): Occupations in this category have a low probability of being automated, as they typically demand complex problem-solving, creativity, strong interpersonal skills, and a high degree of manual dexterity. These jobs often involve intricate hand movements and precise coordination, making it difficult for machines to replicate the required tasks.

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Sentiment

The following graph(s) are included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education' was $63,680, or $30 per hour

'Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education' were paid 32.5% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

Comments

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. (Low) 25 days ago

Because you will always need teachers, but you never know with technology.

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Mike (Low) 2 years ago

Even with technology, someone still has to be there to facilitate learning for the kids. Additionally, disciplinary actions must be employed for those who goof off or don't show interest in learning.

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Ket Autor (Uncertain) 2 years ago

The interaction of teacher and student is very important in learning. There may be an advantage of it (robotics) but there are lots of disadvantages.

1. Students may not have the opportunity to bond with their teacher, since teachers are our second parent in school,
2. Let's always bare in mind that robots are being manipulated by man, meaning authentic learning from an authentic human is really needed because of it's experiences being shared to students.

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Sofia (No chance) 3 years ago

Robots can never take a teacher's job. I think that people are too paranoid about this AI/robotics madness.

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Kait (No chance) 3 years ago

You need humans to teach humans lol

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Homokiné Czövek Henrietta (Moderate) 3 years ago

Even with technology, there is a need for a teacher who makes learning easier.

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mfleh mfleh 4 years ago

Even with technology, there needs to be a teacher to facilitate the learning.

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Jamalia 4 years ago

For me, interaction with the teacher personally is still the best way of learning process. We may use technologies as our references.

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Aaron 4 years ago

Khan Academy and MOOC's are the future of education. AI can easily determine if young people are learning. At least in my opinion.

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Aaron (Highly likely) 4 years ago

With the internet it's possible to have education entirely online. Tablets, smart phones etc. etc. Khan academy for example.

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National Teacher Shortage Crisis (Uncertain) 5 years ago

There's a national teacher shortage. 50% of all new teachers are projected to leave the profession within their first 5 years. Experienced teachers are running from the profession and fewer every year are entering it. This is a national crisis everyone's ignoring. Eventually it will sink in and people will start looking for solutions. In our current culture, that solution certainly doesn't lean towards incentivizing new teachers to enter and stay in the profession. What do you do to fix this problem? The answer that's easy, that causes the least disruption, that requires the least change in the system, that is cost effective, is automation. What seems more likely? Drastic cultural and systematic change, or people like Mark Zuckerberg, who have literally said they are investing in the development of these educational technologies, actually taking advantage of new market and filling the demand with automation?

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Gabriela Kypuros 1 year ago

Is an AI able to display empathy or inspire students?
Do we want empaths ( AI ) to teach children about social skills

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Janice Reid (No chance) 5 years ago

Even with technology, there needs to be a teacher to facilitate the learning.

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