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Last Update: 2/17/2026
Your role’s AI Resilience Score is
27.3%
Median Score
Changing Fast
Evolving
Stable
This reflects the reliability of your score based on the number of data sources available for this career and how closely those sources agree on the outlook. A higher confidence means more consistent evidence from labor experts and AI models.
What does this resilience result mean?
These roles are undergoing rapid transformation. Entry-level tasks may be automated, and career paths may look different in the near future.
AI Resilience Report for
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
They teach adults reading, writing, math, or English skills to help them succeed in everyday life or prepare for a better job.
This role is changing fast
This career is labeled as "Evolving" because AI is becoming a helpful tool for adult education teachers, assisting with routine tasks like grading, attendance, and lesson planning. While these tools save time and effort, the core teaching activities—like personalizing lessons, leading discussions, and understanding students' needs—still require the human touch that teachers provide.
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This career is labeled as "Evolving" because AI is becoming a helpful tool for adult education teachers, assisting with routine tasks like grading, attendance, and lesson planning. While these tools save time and effort, the core teaching activities—like personalizing lessons, leading discussions, and understanding students' needs—still require the human touch that teachers provide.
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We aggregate scores from multiple models and supplement with employment projections for a more accurate picture of this occupation’s resilience. Expand to view all sources.
AI Resilience
AI Resilience Model v1.0
AI Task Resilience
Changing fast19.9%
19.9%
Microsoft's Working with AI
AI Applicability
Evolving40.3%
40.3%
Anthropic's Economic Index
AI Resilience
Changing fast4.9%
4.9%
Will Robots Take My Job
Automation Resilience
Evolving55.5%
55.5%
Low Demand
Labor Market Outlook
We use BLS employment projections to complement the AI-focused assessments from other sources.
Learn about this scoreGrowth Rate (2024-34):
-13.7%
Growth Percentile:
2.6%
Annual Openings:
3,900
Annual Openings Pct:
33.6%
Analysis of Current AI Resilience
Adult Ed. & ESL Inst.
Updated Quarterly • Last Update: 2/17/2026
What's changing and what's not
Adult‐education teachers already use digital tools for many routine tasks. For example, an AI “assistant” app like Socrait can automatically take attendance and log classroom events (praises, warnings, etc.), turning speech into notes and even drafting follow-up messages [1]. Similarly, many schools use Learning Management Systems (like Google Classroom) to track student records and grades.
AI chatbots are being tested to help write lesson plans and assignments – tools like ChatGPT or education platforms (e.g. Teachally) can instantly generate outlines, worksheets and quizzes from a prompt [2] [1]. One teacher survey noted educators are using AI to “write quizzes and worksheets, design lessons, assist with grading” and cut paperwork [3]. Grading of simple tasks (like multiple-choice or basic writing) can be partly automated: teachers report that ChatGPT can speed up feedback and grading (especially for quizzes or draft comments) [3] [2].
Some tools even translate content instantly into many languages, which is useful for ESL classes [1].
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But many core teaching tasks still rely on humans.
AI so far only handles routine, structured work. Taking part in staff meetings, customizing lessons to each student’s needs, or planning field trips are not automated – those need a live teacher’s judgment. As one expert notes, “AI’s true potential lies in its capacity to augment the deeply human work of adult education — not replace it” [4].
In practice, schools say AI is good for “low-level” tasks (test grading, logistics) but teachers keep final say on grades and keep doing teach-driven activities [3] [4]. In short, AI is being used to lighten paperwork and prep work, while teachers still do the creative, personal parts of teaching.
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Career: Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
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Employment & Wage Data
Median Wage
$59,950
Jobs (2024)
40,900
Growth (2024-34)
-13.7%
Annual Openings
3,900
Education
Bachelor's degree
Experience
None
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024-2034
Task-Level AI Resilience Scores
AI-generated estimates of task resilience over the next 3 years
1
Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
2
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
3
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.
4
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
5
Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
6
Observe and evaluate the performance of other instructors.
7
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Tasks are ranked by their AI resilience, with the most resilient tasks shown first. Core tasks are essential functions of this occupation, while supplemental tasks provide additional context.
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