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Teach academic or vocational subjects

Work activity · O*NET

Teach academic or vocational subjects is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Training and Teaching Others. 94 occupations report doing it as part of their work.

What it involves

The most common detailed activities O*NET records under this category, ranked by how many occupation tasks map to each.

  • Guide class discussions
  • Teach classes in area of specialization
  • Lead classes or community events
  • Tutor students who need extra assistance
  • Teach physical science or mathematics courses at the college level
  • Apply multiple teaching methods
  • Teach social science courses at the college level
  • Instruct college students in physical or life sciences

How AI is applied to this activity

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study mapped real Bing Copilot conversations to O*NET work activities. The figures below are their measurements for this activity — they describe how AI is used today in one assistant's data, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

AI completes it successfully 84.2% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 38.0% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 65.6% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 96th pct Percentile across all measured activities by how often AI performs them

Source: Microsoft "Working with AI" (working-with-ai). A high completion rate means AI can assist the activity in isolation — it does not mean an occupation that performs it is being automated, since every job blends many activities.

Detailed work activities

The more granular units of work O*NET groups under this activity, ordered by how many occupations perform them.

Occupations that perform this activity

Ranked by how many of the occupation's tasks map to this activity.

Occupation Tasks
Clergy 7
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7
Tutors 5
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 4
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 4
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 4
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 4
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 3
History Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 3
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 3
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 3
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 2
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Art Therapists 2
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 2
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 2
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 2
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 2
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 2
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Environmental Economists 2
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 2
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 2

Showing 40 of 94 occupations.

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that perform Teach academic or vocational subjects.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Art Therapists Fitness and Wellness Coordinators Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Directors, Religious Activities and Education Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Tutors AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Teach academic or vocational subjects., by AI task-overlap and median pay

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Teach academic or vocational subjects." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activities/teach-academic-or-vocational-subjects

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Teach academic or vocational subjects. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/teach-academic-or-vocational-subjects

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-teach-academic-or-vocational-subjects,
  title  = {Teach academic or vocational subjects},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activities/teach-academic-or-vocational-subjects}
}

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