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Self-enrichment teachers
Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.
In the middle of the pack: more resilient than 48% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it high), and US jobs are projected to change by +3.5% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on creative vision and emotional intelligence.
AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.
- Median pay (2025)
- $46,800
- Job growth to 2035
- +3.5%
- Openings a year
- 50,000
- People doing it (2025)
- 419,000
- Usual route in
- High school diploma
Where people already use AI for this work
- Prepare informational or instructional materials
- Monitor individual behavior or performance
- Teach academic or vocational subjects
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures
- Assess student capabilities, needs, or performance
- Maintain operational records
What the work looks like
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
- Community health workersGrows with AI, Index 80, +12.7%
- First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling servicesGrows with AI, Index 57, +5.3%
- Personal service managers, all otherGrows with AI, Index 67, +6.2%
- Exercise trainers and group fitness instructorsHuman edge, growing, Index 99, +7.3%
Also known as: Dance Instructor, Instructor, Martial Arts Instructor, Teacher, Art Teacher, Dance Teacher, Driving Instructor, Flight Instructor.
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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.