AI Career Radar

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

AI exposure26 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation29
Freedom to set tasks81
Repeating the same tasks30
$78,580Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+2.1%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (below average)BLS Employment Projections
62Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Speaking
63
81
Active Listening
63
78
Critical Thinking
63
72
Monitoring
63
69
Judgment and Decision Making
63
63
Active Learning
62
75
Complex Problem Solving
62
66
Coordination
62
53
Reading Comprehension
61
81
Time Management
61
53
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
78
Social Perceptiveness
60
60
Instructing
58
81
Learning Strategies
58
78
Systems Analysis
57
53
Service Orientation
56
53
Systems Evaluation
56
53
Persuasion
54
53
Mathematics
53
28
Negotiation
52
53
Science
52
22
Management of Personnel Resources
50
44
Operations Analysis
49
28
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
28
Management of Material Resources
47
28
Technology Design
47
13
Equipment Selection
47
3
Quality Control Analysis
47
3
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Troubleshooting
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
13
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
19
Operation and Control
43
0

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
22%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Management of Personnel Resources, Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Judgment and Decision Making

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$141,900
10-yr growth
+4.9%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Time Management, Coordination

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$141,900
10-yr growth
+4.9%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Coordination, Persuasion, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$116,580
10-yr growth
+5.1%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Communications Teachers, Postsecondary could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.