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History teachers, postsecondary

Teach courses in human history and historiography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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AI Resistance Index 6 of 99

Among the careers AI is changing fastest: more resilient than 6% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is very high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it very high), and US jobs are projected to change by 0.0% by 2035, slower than average. The work leans on creative vision and emotional intelligence.

AI can do many of the tasks, and hiring is expected to grow slower than average or to shrink. The job is likely to change, so build the human parts of it.

Median pay (2025)
$83,820
Job growth to 2035
0.0%
Openings a year
1,500
People doing it (2025)
23,200
Usual route in
Doctorate or professional degree
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Where people already use AI for this work

  • Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise
  • Teach academic or vocational subjects
  • Advise others on educational or vocational matters

From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).

Work AI rarely helps with

  • Assess student capabilities, needs, or performance
  • Maintain operational records
  • Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures

What the work looks like

  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as ancient history, postwar civilizations, and the history of third-world countries.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.

From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.

What the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects

  • Fewer of these jobs, as states prioritize workforce development programs and fields of study perceived as more valuable to the labor market at the expense of humanities fields.

Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Also known as: History Instructor, History Professor, Instructor, Professor, Adjunct History Instructor, Adjunct Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor.

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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.