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Census · Education · occupation code 25-1065

Political Science 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 22 tasks

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

    quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 6.2% of the role's time · $113M · all three pass it

Does not pass

  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 9.1% of the role's time · $165M · 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 · 9.1% of the role's time · $164M

  • 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 · 7.8% of the role's time · $142M

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as classical political thought, international relations, and democracy and citizenship.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 7.7% of the role's time · $140M · waiting on a check

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

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.3% of the role's time · $113M · waiting on a check

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

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 5.9% of the role's time · $107M

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

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 5.8% of the role's time · $105M

  • 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 · 5.4% of the role's time · $98.3M

  • 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 · 5.4% of the role's time · $96.7M

  • 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 · 5.3% of the role's time · $96.0M

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

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 4.3% of the role's time · $78.1M · waiting on a check

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

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 4.1% of the role's time · $74.4M · waiting on a check

  • Act as advisers to student organizations.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.3% of the role's time · $59.7M

  • 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 · $56.8M

  • 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 · 2.3% of the role's time · $41.8M

  • Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 2.2% of the role's time · $39.4M · waiting on a check

  • Participate in campus and community events.

    physical work, outside the screen · 2.1% of the role's time · $38.5M

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

    physical work, outside the screen · 1.9% of the role's time · $33.6M

  • 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 · 1.4% of the role's time · $25.0M

  • Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 0.7% of the role's time · $12.6M

  • 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 · 0.4% of the role's time · $6.4M

Where this role works

IndustryWorkersWage billPasses the screenAll three pass
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools15,350$1.6B$101M$101M
Junior Colleges1810$184M$11.5M$11.5M