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Census · Education · occupation code 25-1032

Engineering 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 · 1 of 24 tasks

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

    quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 4.1% of the role's time · $197M · all three pass it

Does not pass

  • 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 · 10.0% of the role's time · $475M

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

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 9.1% of the role's time · $432M · waiting on a check

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

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 7.1% of the role's time · $339M · waiting on a check

  • 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 · 6.5% of the role's time · $310M

  • Supervise students' laboratory work.

    physical work, outside the screen · 6.3% of the role's time · $300M

  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate class discussions.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 5.8% of the role's time · $276M · waiting on a check

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

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 5.7% of the role's time · $270M

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

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 5.4% of the role's time · $257M · waiting on a check

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as mechanics, hydraulics, and robotics.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 5.3% of the role's time · $253M

  • Participate in campus and community events.

    physical work, outside the screen · 4.3% of the role's time · $205M

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

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.8% of the role's time · $180M · waiting on a check

  • 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 · 3.6% of the role's time · $173M

  • 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 · 3.5% of the role's time · $168M

  • 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 · 3.1% of the role's time · $146M

  • 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 · 3.0% of the role's time · $145M

  • 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 · 2.7% of the role's time · $126M

  • 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 · 2.6% of the role's time · $125M

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

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.5% of the role's time · $121M

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

    physical work, outside the screen · 2.0% of the role's time · $94.3M

  • Act as advisers to student organizations.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 1.2% of the role's time · $56.6M

  • Review manuscripts for professional journals.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 1.2% of the role's time · $56.5M · waiting on a check

  • 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 · 0.6% of the role's time · $29.1M

  • Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 0.5% of the role's time · $24.0M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed · waiting on a check

Where this role works

IndustryWorkersWage billPasses the screenAll three pass
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools36,020$4.4B$182M$182M
Junior Colleges3830$368M$15.2M$15.2M
Technical and Trade Schools40$2.6M$107k$107k