{"source":"Careermash (whatcareer.net)","measurement":"Measured August 2026","licence":"CC BY 4.0","cite_as":"Careermash, Measured August 2026, https://www.whatcareer.net/en/yellow/career/school-teaching-assistants/ai","career":{"slug":"school-teaching-assistants","title":"School Teaching Assistants","subject":"Education and Teaching","ai_exposure_pct_today":15,"ai_exposure_definition":"Share of the job's day-to-day tasks AI is already used for, from observed real-world usage by occupation (Anthropic labour market research, 2026). A measurement of now, not a prediction.","horizons":[{"horizon":"Now","tasksPct":15,"rolesVs2024":[100,108],"entry":"A - easy","moat":"Strong"},{"horizon":"5 yrs","tasksPct":27,"rolesVs2024":[98,112],"entry":"B - achievable","moat":"Strong"},{"horizon":"10 yrs","tasksPct":35,"rolesVs2024":[95,115],"entry":"B - achievable","moat":"Strong"},{"horizon":"20 yrs","tasksPct":45,"rolesVs2024":[85,115],"entry":"B - achievable","moat":"Holding"}],"door_grade_now":"A - easy","door_grade_20yr":"B - achievable","door_source":"OpenAI, \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026), CC BY 4.0","moat_classified":true,"moat":"relational","moat_label":"RELATIONAL MOAT","moat_line":"People want a real person for this. That preference is the protection.","starting_pay":"£20,000"},"verdict_sentence":"AI is already used for 15% of the measured tasks of a School Teaching Assistants, heading for 45% within 20 years. The door in is grade A today, grade B in 20 years. Moat: relational - People want a real person for this. That preference is the protection.","rank":{"careers_scored":1840,"less_exposed":629,"same_score":74,"more_exposed":1136},"neighbours":{"less_exposed":[{"slug":"air-traffic-control-assistants","title":"Air traffic control assistants","exposure":12},{"slug":"air-traffic-controllers","title":"Air traffic controllers","exposure":12},{"slug":"air-transport-operatives-nec","title":"Air transport operatives","exposure":12}],"more_exposed":[{"slug":"adult-education-tutors","title":"Adult education tutors","exposure":18},{"slug":"agricultural-scientists","title":"Agricultural scientists","exposure":18},{"slug":"agronomist","title":"Agronomist","exposure":18}]},"ledger":[{"date":"2026-08-29","note":"Moat lines rewritten to assert only what the engine classification means (hands-on / protected by law / people want a real person / no special protection). No scores changed."},{"date":"2026-08-19","note":"Correction: careers without a moat record stopped showing a confident \"NO MOAT\" claim and now show \"moat not yet classified\". Exposure scores were and remain real for every career."},{"date":"2026-08-16","note":"First public measurement: AI exposure per occupation from Anthropic 2026 observed-usage research; door grades and 20-year horizons from OpenAI \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0)."}]}