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Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.

AI exposure24 / 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 automation14
Freedom to set tasks65
Repeating the same tasks25
$38,140Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+4.5%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
57Skill 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
75
Active Listening
63
72
Critical Thinking
63
69
Monitoring
63
69
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Coordination
62
69
Active Learning
62
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
69
Time Management
61
50
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
69
Writing
60
50
Instructing
58
75
Learning Strategies
58
72
Systems Analysis
57
38
Service Orientation
56
66
Systems Evaluation
56
44
Persuasion
54
50
Mathematics
53
25
Negotiation
52
47
Science
52
16
Management of Personnel Resources
50
47
Operations Analysis
49
19
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Troubleshooting
47
19
Technology Design
47
13
Management of Financial Resources
47
13
Equipment Selection
47
9
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
19
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
0
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.

#1Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
88/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
0%
Retraining
Low
86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$72,300
10-yr growth
+21.5%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
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Skills to build: Time Management, Systems Analysis, Writing, Service Orientation

#3Physical Therapist AssistantsHealthcare Support
85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,380
10-yr growth
+23%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Writing, Active Listening, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$65,160
10-yr growth
+19.4%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Persuasion, Complex Problem Solving

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
26%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Operations Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Quality Control Analysis

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 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.