AI exposure: School Psychologists
Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.
Reading this score
computed35.5% of this occupation's weighted task load is exposed, which puts School Psychologists at the 62th percentile of 923 occupations. The capability is largely there. Its average task scores 2.4 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 19 tasks it averages 2.08 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 Maintain student records, at 73.3%. The least is Attend workshops, seminars, or professional meetings to remain informed of new developments in..., 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 life, physical and social science occupations, this one is less exposed than the median of 36.3% across the group's 60 roles, with 33 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 19 tasks, 12 are currently banded exposed, 3 assisted and 4 untouched. For that distribution to shift materially would take cheaper ways to verify output, since the cost of checking is currently doing more to hold this work in place than the cost of producing it. The score is re-computed every quarter against a fresh capability reference, and the change is published rather than quietly applied.
Task by task
19 tasks, O*NET 31.0| Task | Exposed | Assisted | Untouched | Importance | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain student records, including special education reports, confidential records, records of services provided, and behavioral data. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 4.75 | exposed |
| Interpret test results and prepare psychological reports for teachers, administrators, and parents. | 70.0% | 30.0% | 0.0% | 4.79 | exposed |
| Initiate and direct efforts to foster tolerance, understanding, and appreciation of diversity in school communities. | 55.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 4.38 | exposed |
| Provide educational programs on topics such as classroom management, teaching strategies, or parenting skills. | 55.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 3.67 | exposed |
| Design classes and programs to meet the needs of special students. | 55.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 3.57 | exposed |
| Report any pertinent information to the proper authorities in cases of child endangerment, neglect, or abuse. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.79 | exposed |
| Collect and analyze data to evaluate the effectiveness of academic programs and other services, such as behavioral management systems. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.38 | exposed |
| Promote an understanding of child development and its relationship to learning and behavior. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.33 | exposed |
| Provide consultation to parents, teachers, administrators, and others on topics such as learning styles and behavior modification techniques. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.29 | exposed |
| Compile and interpret students' test results, along with information from teachers and parents, to diagnose conditions and to help assess eligibility for special services. | 35.4% | 27.1% | 37.5% | 4.67 | exposed |
| Refer students and their families to appropriate community agencies for medical, vocational, or social services. | 30.0% | 45.0% | 25.0% | 3.92 | assisted |
| Conduct research to generate new knowledge that can be used to address learning and behavior issues. | 28.3% | 21.7% | 50.0% | 3.05 | exposed |
| Assess an individual child's needs, limitations, and potential, using observation, review of school records, and consultation with parents and school personnel. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 4.42 | exposed |
| Collaborate with other educational professionals to develop teaching strategies and school programs. | 23.3% | 26.7% | 50.0% | 4.58 | assisted |
| Develop individualized educational plans in collaboration with teachers and other staff members. | 16.7% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 4.33 | assisted |
| Select, administer, and score psychological tests. | 10.0% | 15.0% | 75.0% | 4.50 | untouched |
| Counsel children and families to help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment. | 3.3% | 21.7% | 75.0% | 4.12 | untouched |
| Serve as a resource to help families and schools deal with crises, such as separation and loss. | 3.3% | 21.7% | 75.0% | 4.04 | untouched |
| Attend workshops, seminars, or professional meetings to remain informed of new developments in school psychology. | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 4.17 | 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 | 2.39 | 0-4 |
| Embodiment | 0.47 | 0-3 |
| Presence | 1.18 | 0-3 |
| Accountability | 1.47 | 0-3 |
| Context | 2.08 | 0-3 |
| Verification cost | 1.76 | 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.