Mixed signals

PE teacher

202.4K UK workers · typical pay £42,000 · entry route Postgraduate degree (Level 7+). Projected headcount change: -3% to 2035.

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How AI is actually used here · measured · Anthropic Economic Index

Thin signal. Only 30% of the Claude usage mapped to this job is actual work. The rest is personal or study use of the same skills. Read the figures below as indicative, not precise.

63%

Augmentation

AI mostly assists

6.2×

Time compression

~4.3h → ~41min

2.83/5

AI autonomy

how hands-off it runs

37%

Automation

of measured usage

How the collaboration splits · the six measured modes

task iteration 30.5%directive 29%learning 27.2%feedback loop 7.9%validation 4.2%unclassified 1.2%

What people make with AI here

educational material44%explanation / answer10%document / report9%

Real Claude.ai usage mapped to this occupation's SOC group, Apr+May 2026, CC-BY. Claude users only; task times model-estimated; augment/automate is how AI is used, not a count of jobs lost. Method →

Facts · ONS + NCS

UK workers (2024)

202.4K

Median pay

£42.0K

Our scored call · a labelled hypothesis, not a measurement

AI exposure

3 / 10

Elasticity

2.5 / 10

2035 outlook

-3%

Exposure · 3/10

Why AI can do the work

The core of the role requires physical presence, manual demonstration of sports, and real-time supervision of student safety in outdoor and indoor environments. While AI can assist with lesson planning, marking assignments, and tracking performance data, it cannot replace the essential interpersonal motivation and physical coaching that defines the profession.

Elasticity · 2.5/10

Gated by population

Whether demand expands when it gets cheaper

The volume of PE instruction is strictly dictated by the number of pupils in the UK school system and the hours available in the national curriculum.

Trajectory to 2035