Humans Wanted

Will AI replace lecturers?

Unlikely.

AI tutors are improving fast. In-person teaching, practical skills and mentoring keep some of the role human.

AI-proof score

61/100

Fairly safe

AI will help with parts of the job, but it needs a human.

Easy to automateNeeds a human

Our estimate from published research, not a prediction about you or any employer. How we score jobs

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Why it scores 61

Six ratings feed the score. Four protect a job from AI and two expose it. How we score jobs

Hands-onProtects

Skilled physical work in the real world

Unpredictable settingsProtects

Every site, home or patient is different

Human touchProtects

Trust, care or persuasion face to face

AccountabilityProtects

Licensed or high-stakes — someone has to sign it off

Screen-basedExposes

Work done on a computer with text, data or images

RoutineExposes

Repeatable, rules-based tasks

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