Takeover Tracker
30%medium risk
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
vs

53 shared · 23 different

core competencies

34%medium risk
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationSpeech-Language Pathology Assistants
Risk Score29.6%34.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile36th64th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 156 / 11
Median Salary$64,580$46,050
Employment1.1M104K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Education and Training
Thinking Creatively
Learning Strategies
Originality
Getting Information
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Psychology
InstructingAI-Resistant
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Sociology and Anthropology
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

34%

total discount

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

30%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

7 of 15 at risk
85%Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
70%Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
69%Assign and grade class work and homework.
67%Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
56%Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

6 of 11 at risk
88%Select or prepare speech-language instructional materials.
86%Document clients' progress toward meeting established treatment objectives.
86%Collect and compile data to document clients' performance or assess program quality.
84%Perform support duties, such as preparing materials, keeping records, maintaining supplies, and scheduling activities.
77%Prepare charts, graphs, or other visual displays to communicate clients' performance information.

Wage Comparison

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants earns -$18,530(-29%) vs Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationSpeech-Language Pathology Assistants
10th
$47,330$32,450
25th
$57,800$37,570
Median
$64,580$46,050
75th
$83,010$57,650
90th
$104,670$68,180

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education2028–2035
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Speech-Language Pathology Assistants.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$45,497

from $64,580

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

$30,181

from $46,050

After adjusting for AI risk, Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education offers $15,315 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Secondary

0

Unique to Speech-Language

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
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