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Census · Education · occupation code 25-1011

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Every task in this role, whether it passes the census's structural hand-over screen, which models pass it, and why. It is a screen, not a claim about what AI can do: a task can pass and still be beyond the systems of the day. The stricter and looser rules re-vote every task, and small differences between roles are noise.

Passes the screen · 2 of 25 tasks

  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

    quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 6.3% of the role's time · $585M · all three pass it

  • Develop and maintain course Web sites.

    quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 4.3% of the role's time · $401M · passed by Claude Sonnet, Gemini 3.1 Pro · the models disagreed

Does not pass

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 8.1% of the role's time · $754M

  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 7.4% of the role's time · $690M · waiting on a check

  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 7.3% of the role's time · $682M

  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 7.2% of the role's time · $666M · waiting on a check

  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.6% of the role's time · $612M

  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.0% of the role's time · $562M · waiting on a check

  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 5.9% of the role's time · $545M

  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 5.0% of the role's time · $466M

  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 4.7% of the role's time · $440M

  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and career issues.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.8% of the role's time · $351M

  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.1% of the role's time · $284M

  • Act as advisers to student organizations.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.5% of the role's time · $235M

  • Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 2.5% of the role's time · $234M

  • Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 2.5% of the role's time · $229M · waiting on a check

  • Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.4% of the role's time · $227M

  • Participate in campus and community events.

    physical work, outside the screen · 2.3% of the role's time · $218M

  • Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 2.3% of the role's time · $216M

  • Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.2% of the role's time · $206M

  • Collaborate with members of the business community to improve programs, to develop new programs, and to provide student access to learning opportunities, such as internships.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.0% of the role's time · $187M

  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.0% of the role's time · $186M

  • Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.

    physical work, outside the screen · 1.6% of the role's time · $150M

  • Mentor new faculty.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 1.5% of the role's time · $137M

  • Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 0.3% of the role's time · $26.8M

Where this role works

IndustryWorkersWage billPasses the screenAll three pass
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools66,830$7.9B$840M$498M
Junior Colleges14,380$1.3B$141M$83.9M
Technical and Trade Schools260$21.9M$2.3M$1.4M
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training160$19.9M$2.1M$1.3M