Develop instructional materials.

Develop instructional materials. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 44 occupations and seen in 53 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Prepare informational or instructional materials. in Documenting/Recording Information .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 53 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 53 (100%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 40 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.047% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management. · Business Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.7 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.7 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · History Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.7 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Law Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.6 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.6 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.6 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.6 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.6 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Business Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, or handouts. · Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare materials for laboratory activities and course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Education Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare objectives, outlines, or other materials for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or school or state requirements. · Special Education Teachers, Elementary School · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Develop teaching materials, such as syllabi, visual aids, answer keys, supplementary notes, or course Web sites. · Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Prepare objectives, outlines, or other materials for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements. · Special Education Teachers, Preschool · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as children's literature, learning and development, and reading instruction. · Education Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. · Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Plan, prepare, and develop various teaching aids, such as bibliographies, charts, and graphs. · Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
• Business Teachers, Postsecondary
• Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
• English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
• History Teachers, Postsecondary
• Law Teachers, Postsecondary
• Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
• Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
• Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
• Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
• Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
• Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
• Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
• Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
• Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
• Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
• Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
• Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
• Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
• Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
• Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
• Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
• Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
• Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
• Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
• Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
• Education Teachers, Postsecondary
• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
• Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
• Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
• Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
• Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
• Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
• Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
• Special Education Teachers, Preschool
• Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
• Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
• Farm and Home Management Educators
• Tutors

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

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  title  = {Develop instructional materials.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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