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Census · Education · occupation code 25-1124

Foreign Language and Literature 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 · 9.7% of the role's time · $180M · all three pass it

Does not pass

  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 9.4% of the role's time · $174M · waiting on a check

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as how to speak and write a foreign language and the cultural aspects of areas where a particular language is used.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 8.7% of the role's time · $162M

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

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 8.3% of the role's time · $154M · waiting on a check

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

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 8.3% of the role's time · $153M · waiting on a check

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

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 7.3% of the role's time · $135M · waiting on a check

  • 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 · 4.6% of the role's time · $84.5M

  • Participate in campus and community events.

    physical work, outside the screen · 4.4% of the role's time · $82.2M

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

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 4.2% of the role's time · $77.6M

  • 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 · 4.2% of the role's time · $77.2M

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

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.7% of the role's time · $68.3M

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

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.4% of the role's time · $63.5M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

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

    physical work, outside the screen · 3.1% of the role's time · $56.5M

  • 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 · 3.0% of the role's time · $54.8M

  • 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 · 2.8% of the role's time · $51.8M

  • 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 · 2.6% of the role's time · $47.2M

  • Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 2.3% of the role's time · $42.4M · waiting on a check

  • Develop and maintain Web pages for teaching-related purposes.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 2.3% of the role's time · $41.8M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed · waiting on a check

  • Write letters of recommendation for students.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.1% of the role's time · $39.4M

  • 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 · 2.0% of the role's time · $36.1M

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

    physical work, outside the screen · 1.1% of the role's time · $20.9M

  • Organize and direct study abroad programs.

    physical work, outside the screen · 1.1% of the role's time · $20.3M

  • Act as advisers to student organizations.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 0.9% of the role's time · $16.5M

  • 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 · 0.6% of the role's time · $10.5M

Where this role works

IndustryWorkersWage billPasses the screenAll three pass
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools16,880$1.4B$138M$138M
Junior Colleges3880$411M$40.1M$40.1M
Other Schools and Instruction310$16.3M$1.6M$1.6M