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Skills for life teacher

26.9K UK workers · typical pay £31,000 · entry route GCSEs grades 4-9 (A*-C). Projected headcount change: +4% to 2035.

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

Thin signal. Only 18% 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.

71%

Augmentation

AI mostly assists

6.5×

Time compression

~4.9h → ~45min

2.65/5

AI autonomy

how hands-off it runs

30%

Automation

of measured usage

How the collaboration splits · the six measured modes

learning 35%task iteration 26.3%directive 23.9%validation 8.5%feedback loop 5.3%unclassified 1%

What people make with AI here

explanation / answer27%educational material18%document / report13%

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)

26.9K

Median pay

£31.0K

Our scored call · a labelled hypothesis, not a measurement

AI exposure

5 / 10

Elasticity

6.5 / 10

2035 outlook

+4%

Exposure · 5/10

Why AI can do the work

While AI can automate lesson planning, resource creation, and student assessment, the core of the role involves high-stakes interpersonal interaction with vulnerable adults and learners requiring significant emotional support. The physical presence required in community and adult education centres, combined with the need for human empathy and motivational coaching, provides a substantial buffer against full automation.

Elasticity · 6.5/10

Whether demand expands when it gets cheaper

Cheaper delivery unlocks massive latent demand for adult upskilling and ESOL that is currently suppressed by high per-hour tuition costs and limited funding.

Trajectory to 2035

Headcount drifts +4% across 12 years.

Adoption scenario

×1.00 · Consensus

Change the scenario in the nav to reshape this curve.

Headcount projection · 2024 → 2035

Baseline 26.9K workers (2024) · % change vs baseline

Peak 2027 +7%2035 +4%

Peak headcount

2027

+7% vs 2024

2035 endpoint

+4%

28.0K workers

Time to −10%

–

Never crosses in model

Total wage pool

£0.8B

pay × jobs

Where this role lives

UK employment share by region, SOC-joined to 2312.

North West

11.1K · 17.8%

South East

10.1K · 16.2%

Scotland

6.3K · 10.1%

West Midlands

6.2K · 9.9%

East Midlands

6.1K · 9.8%

East

5.9K · 9.4%

London

5.8K · 9.3%

Yorkshire and The Humber

3.1K · 5%

Gender split

Relatively balanced: 53.3% women.

28.7K women · 53%25.1K men · 47%

Career pivots · same category, higher elasticity

Five roles with transferable skills and better demand dynamics.

Elasticity 7.5/10 · AI 7/10

Training officer

£32,000+10%

Elasticity 7.5/10 · AI 4/10

Audio visual technician

£28,500+6%