Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

SOC Code: 25-2012

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Educations establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students. This career typically requires considerable preparation (2-4 years). With an AI-proof score of 96.4/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Social Perceptiveness, Instructing, Social Perceptiveness.

AI-Proof Score: 96.4Very High
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Median Salary

$61,430

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Job Growth

-1.6%

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Training Time

Considerable preparation (2-4 years)

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Job Zone

Zone 4 / 5

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Training Cost

~$40,000

Key Skills

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Instructing
  • Monitoring
  • Learning Strategies
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening

Common Tasks

  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
  • Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
  • Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
  • Demonstrate activities to children.

Why AI-Proof?

  • Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • Social and regulatory barriers to full automation
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education — AI-Proof Careers