Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.

“Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.” is a supplemental task performed by Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Among the occupation's 35 rated tasks, workers place it 1st by importance (#35 most important). About 59% 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.

• Evaluate personnel capabilities or performance. in Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
• Supervise personnel activities. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E1. Direct exposure — a language model could plausibly cut the time to do this task 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 1.00. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. · importance 4.6
• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. · importance 4.5
• Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies. · importance 4.5
• Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. · importance 4.4
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students. · importance 4.3
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate these objectives to students. · importance 4.3
• Assign lessons and correct homework. · importance 4.2
• Assist students who need extra help, such as by tutoring and preparing and implementing remedial programs. · importance 4.1
• Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems. · importance 4.1
• 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 4.1
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. · importance 4.1
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. · importance 4.1
• Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students. · importance 4.1
• Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. · importance 4.0

See all tasks on the Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical 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
• “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  = {Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-6607}
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