AI exposure: Adapted Physical Education Specialists
Provide individualized physical education instruction or services to children, youth, or adults with exceptional physical needs due to gross motor developmental delays or other impairments.
Reading this score
computed29.4% of this occupation's weighted task load is exposed, which puts Adapted Physical Education Specialists at the 52th percentile of 923 occupations. The capability is largely there. Its average task scores 2.1 out of 4 on what a current system can produce, and the frictions that hold other jobs in place are comparatively weak here.
What holds the line here is context. Across this occupation's 20 tasks it averages 2.04 out of 3, the highest of the five friction dimensions. In plain terms, the work depends on knowledge the model cannot hold. Much of this job runs on things that were never written down: what this particular organisation does, what happened last week, what the person across the table actually meant. That context is the barrier, and it erodes as systems are given more access.
The most exposed thing this job does is Prepare lesson plans in accordance with individualized education plans (IEPs) and the..., at 73.3%. The least is Attend in-service training, workshops, or meetings to keep abreast of current practices or..., at 0.0%. A gap of 73.3% between two parts of the same job is the reason this index publishes at task level. An occupation-wide number would have hidden both.
Within educational instruction and library occupations, this one is less exposed than the median of 42.4% across the group's 62 roles, with 55 scoring higher. Being in an exposed family does not make a particular job exposed, and the reverse holds too.
What would move this score. Of 20 tasks, 9 are currently banded exposed, 5 assisted and 6 untouched. For that distribution to shift materially would take systems being given deeper access to the organisation's own records and history, which is already happening. The score is re-computed every quarter against a fresh capability reference, and the change is published rather than quietly applied.
Task by task
20 tasks, O*NET 31.0| Task | Exposed | Assisted | Untouched | Importance | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare lesson plans in accordance with individualized education plans (IEPs) and the functional abilities or needs of students. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 4.55 | exposed |
| Maintain thorough student records to document attendance, participation, or progress, ensuring confidentiality of all records. | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 4.64 | exposed |
| Request or order physical education equipment, following standard procedures. | 60.0% | 15.0% | 25.0% | 3.68 | exposed |
| Write reports to summarize student performance, social growth, or physical development. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 4.73 | exposed |
| Establish and maintain standards of behavior to create safe, orderly, and effective environments for learning. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 4.73 | exposed |
| Collaborate with other educational personnel to provide inclusive activities or programs for children with disabilities. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.68 | exposed |
| Review adapted physical education programs or practices to ensure compliance with government or other regulations. | 40.0% | 35.0% | 25.0% | 4.00 | exposed |
| Discuss with education professionals the physical abilities or disabilities of students and the accommodations required to enhance their school performance. | 35.6% | 31.1% | 33.3% | 4.50 | exposed |
| Maintain inventory of instructional equipment, materials, or aids. | 30.0% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 3.36 | exposed |
| Adapt instructional techniques to the age and skill levels of students. | 25.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% | 4.68 | assisted |
| Evaluate the motor needs of individual students to determine their need for adapted physical education services. | 23.3% | 26.7% | 50.0% | 4.73 | assisted |
| Assist in screening or placement of students in adapted physical education programs. | 23.3% | 26.7% | 50.0% | 4.64 | assisted |
| Assess students' physical progress or needs. | 23.3% | 26.7% | 50.0% | 4.52 | assisted |
| Write or modify individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with intellectual or physical disabilities. | 20.0% | 30.0% | 50.0% | 4.52 | assisted |
| Communicate behavioral observations and student progress reports to students, parents, teachers, or administrators. | 18.8% | 18.8% | 62.5% | 4.50 | untouched |
| Provide students positive feedback to encourage them and help them develop an appreciation for physical education. | 11.7% | 13.3% | 75.0% | 4.91 | untouched |
| Provide adapted physical education services to students with intellectual disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, orthopedic impairments, or other disabling condition. | 5.0% | 20.0% | 75.0% | 5.00 | untouched |
| Provide individual or small groups of students with adapted physical education instruction that meets desired physical needs or goals. | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 4.91 | untouched |
| Instruct students, using adapted physical education techniques, to improve physical fitness, gross motor skills, perceptual motor skills, or sports and game achievement. | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 4.86 | untouched |
| Attend in-service training, workshops, or meetings to keep abreast of current practices or trends in adapted physical education. | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 4.41 | untouched |
Task text and importance ratings sourced from O*NET 31.0. Shares computed. The occupation score is the importance-weighted mean.
Where the score comes from
judgedEvery task is scored through the standardised work activities it maps to. These are this occupation’s averages on the six rubric dimensions. Capability is what AI can do; the other five are what stands in the way.
| Dimension | Mean | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | 2.11 | 0-4 |
| Embodiment | 0.85 | 0-3 |
| Presence | 1.66 | 0-3 |
| Accountability | 1.23 | 0-3 |
| Context | 2.04 | 0-3 |
| Verification cost | 1.35 | 0-3 |
What this means in practice
Where most of a role's weighted task load is exposed, the work that survives is usually the part of the job nobody wrote into the job description: deciding what should be produced rather than producing it, and being answerable for the result. The tasks lowest on this page are a better guide to where to spend your time than any general advice about the future of work.
Occupations either side of this one
The four closest scores in the same occupational family, then the four closest anywhere in the index.
Read this carefully. Exposure is not displacement. A high score means current AI systems can produce this work, not that anyone will stop paying a person to do it. Adoption depends on economics, regulation and inertia that this index deliberately does not model. How the score is built.