College teaching assistant
Helps professors by making teaching materials, leading discussion groups, giving exams, and grading work.
Will AI replace college teaching assistant jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: High. More AI overlap than 72 in 100 jobs. AI can help with many tasks. The job is changing fast, and people who use AI well will lead it. 10% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Develop teaching materials like syllabi, answer keys, and course websites
- Prepare or monitor exams
- Tell students how to complete and turn in class work
What stays human
- Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or lab sections
- Copy and hand out classroom materials
- Schedule and keep regular office hours to meet with students
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +2.7%. Typical pay: $42,910 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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