Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.

“Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.” is a core task performed by Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Among the occupation's 38 rated tasks, workers place it 16th by importance (#23 most important). About 93% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures. in Thinking Creatively

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.009% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 73% of that use is work-related
• Most common interaction: directive
• Average autonomy of the AI: 3.8 (1–5; higher = more autonomous)
• 97% of interactions still needed a human in the loop

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Working with AI vs. handing it off

Of the AI conversations mapped to this task, the split between people working alongside AI and people delegating the task to it.

How people interact with AI on this task

Other tasks in this occupation

• Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. · importance 5.0
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students. · importance 4.8
• Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests. · importance 4.8
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. · importance 4.7
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. · importance 4.6
• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. · importance 4.6
• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. · importance 4.5
• Read books to entire classes or small groups. · importance 4.5
• Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems. · importance 4.5
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs. · importance 4.5
• Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. · importance 4.5
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students. · importance 4.4
• Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress. · importance 4.4
• Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help. · importance 4.3

See all tasks on the Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education page.

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  = {Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.},
  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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