History Teachers, Postsecondary

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
23%
risk level
POLLING
28%
Based on 40 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
7.4%
by year 2032
WAGES
$79,400
or $38.17 per hour
Volume
18,250
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
7.2/10

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Automation risk

23% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Negotiation

  • Originality

  • Persuasion

User poll

28% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 23% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that History Teachers, Postsecondary will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






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)

Growth

Fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'History Teachers, Postsecondary' job openings is expected to rise 7.4% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'History Teachers, Postsecondary' was $79,400, or $38 per hour

'History Teachers, Postsecondary' were paid 71.5% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 18,250 people employed as 'History Teachers, Postsecondary' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 8 thousand people are employed as 'History Teachers, Postsecondary'.

Job description

Teach courses in human history and historiography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

SOC Code: 25-1125.00

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Comments

Victor (Uncertain) says
With constant developing of AI all humanities can be taught with electronic devices computer laptop. The only thing that humans have unique is critical thinking that's what AI lacks at this point. In history you need critical thinking.
Mar 08, 2024 at 03:08 PM

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