Set up classroom materials or equipment still people

Preschool Teachers spend the most time on it, about 33m a shift. Of the 17 jobs that do it, 0 have AI or robot evidence.

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None of the 17 jobs that do this have AI or robot evidence for it yet. Jobs spend a median of 19m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 8.9 million U.S. workers hold these jobs.

17No evidence yet

Every job that does this

Each job words the task its own way. Minutes are that job's estimate for a typical shift; the label is the evidence for that job's version.

Job and its version of the taskPer shiftEvidence
Preschool TeachersProvide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.33mNo evidence yet
Secondary School TeachersPrepare materials and classrooms for class activities.29mNo evidence yet
Elementary School TeachersPrepare materials and classrooms for class activities.26mNo evidence yet
Middle School Career/Technical Education TeachersPrepare materials and classrooms for class activities.26mNo evidence yet
Self-Enrichment TeachersPrepare materials and classrooms for class activities.25mNo evidence yet
Secondary School Career/Technical Education TeachersPrepare materials and classroom for class activities.23mNo evidence yet
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsPrepare materials and classrooms for class activities.23mNo evidence yet
Middle School TeachersPrepare materials and classrooms for class activities.22mNo evidence yet
Human Resources AssistantsPrepare and set up for new employee orientations.19mNo evidence yet
Kindergarten Special Education TeachersPrepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.16mNo evidence yet
Secondary School Special Education TeachersPrepare materials and classrooms for class activities.16mNo evidence yet
Middle School Special Education TeachersPrepare materials and classrooms for class activities.16mNo evidence yet
Elementary School Special Education TeachersPrepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.11mNo evidence yet
Kindergarten TeachersProvide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.11mNo evidence yet
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary SchoolLaminate teaching materials to increase their durability under repeated use.7mNo evidence yet
Preschool Special Education TeachersArrange indoor or outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, or safety.6mNo evidence yet
Special Education Teaching AssistantsLaminate teaching materials to increase their durability under repeated use.under 1mNo evidence yet

How to read this

This task type comes from O*NET's detailed work activities, which link similar tasks across jobs. A label applies to one job's version of the task: AI use comes from real AI conversations (Anthropic Economic Index) and robot evidence from deployments in real workplaces. "No evidence yet" may just mean the task is rare in the data. How we keep time.

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