AI Career Radar

History Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in human history and historiography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

AI exposure21 / 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 automation10
Freedom to set tasks98
Repeating the same tasks55
$83,820Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
0%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (below average)BLS Employment Projections
60Skill 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
88
Active Listening
63
75
Critical Thinking
63
72
Monitoring
63
66
Judgment and Decision Making
63
66
Active Learning
62
72
Complex Problem Solving
62
60
Coordination
62
53
Reading Comprehension
61
81
Time Management
61
69
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
78
Social Perceptiveness
60
56
Learning Strategies
58
78
Instructing
58
75
Systems Analysis
57
50
Service Orientation
56
53
Systems Evaluation
56
47
Persuasion
54
50
Mathematics
53
25
Negotiation
52
50
Science
52
22
Management of Personnel Resources
50
44
Operations Analysis
49
38
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Management of Material Resources
47
19
Quality Control Analysis
47
6
Technology Design
47
3
Equipment Selection
47
0
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Troubleshooting
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
9
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
6
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.

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
19%
Retraining
Moderate

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

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
19%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Service Orientation

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
24%
Retraining
Moderate

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

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$128,500
10-yr growth
+2.6%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Listening, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Critical Thinking

#5Nurse MidwivesHealthcare
79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$134,040
10-yr growth
+11.5%
Skill gap
16%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Service Orientation, Complex Problem Solving

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$141,900
10-yr growth
+4.9%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where History 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.