All occupations › Life, physical & social scienceCan AI Replace School Psychologists in 2026? Moderate exposure. AI could handle about 63% of today's school psychologists tasks by 2036, and there is a 38% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI both assists and takes over tasks.
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Timeline Year 2030 Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs
15% 2030 · 38% 2036
One person could cover, 2036
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0% 50% 100% 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 13% 2027: 15% 2028: 19% 2029: 24% 2030: 30% 2031: 38% 2032: 46% 2033: 52% 2034: 57% 2035: 61% 2036: 63% 30% Share of today's tasks AI can perform 40 80 120 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 100 2027: 99 2028: 98 2029: 96 2030: 94 2031: 92 2032: 89 2033: 87 2034: 86 2035: 85 2036: 84 94 Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line) Your survival map Not every part of your job is at the same risk. Tap a number to see what to do about each task.
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1 Report any pertinent information to the proper authorities in cases of child endangerment, neglect, or abuse. 2 Counsel children and families to help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment. 3 Serve as a resource to help families and schools deal with crises, such as separation and loss. 4 Develop individualized educational plans in collaboration with teachers and other staff members. 5 Collect and analyze data to evaluate the effectiveness of academic programs and other services, such as behavioral management systems. 6 Design classes and programs to meet the needs of special students. 7 Maintain student records, including special education reports, confidential records, records of services provided, and behavioral data. 8 Compile and interpret students' test results, along with information from teachers and parents, to diagnose conditions and to help assess eligibility for special… 9 Select, administer, and score psychological tests. 10 Interpret test results and prepare psychological reports for teachers, administrators, and parents. Lower-risk jobs that use similar skills Your plan Ticks are saved in this browser only.
Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Maintain student records, including special education reports, confidential records, records of services provided, and behavioral data". Learn one AI tool well enough to show it in an interview, for: "Develop individualized educational plans in collaboration with teachers and other staff members". Get visibly better at your human core: "Report any pertinent information to the proper authorities in cases of child endangerment, neglect, or abuse". Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output. Read about a lower-risk move: Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Lower-risk jobs with similar tasks Based on 19 O*NET tasks for "School Psychologists" (SOC 19-3034.00). LLM alone: 0% of tasks; with AI tools: 78%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10
