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Occupation · 2026 assessment

Educational Psychologist

Supports student adaptation, educational development, career guidance and consultation for parents and teachers.

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How risk may change

A forecast estimate, not a guaranteed scenario.

15%2026
22%2028
30%2030
41%2035

Which tasks are exposed

Risk applies to individual tasks—not to a person or an entire occupation.

TaskRisk
Creating lesson plans and learning materials38%
Grading standard exercises and tests37%
Personal feedback and learner motivation3%
Processing questionnaires and maintaining notes35%
Selecting standard exercises and materials33%
Therapeutic relationship and crisis work3%
Initial screening and questionnaire processing36%
Preparing notes and structuring client history35%

Task map

AI replaces ↔ AI augments

Each task is positioned by AI capability and the degree of human involvement still required.

  1. 1Creating lesson plans and learning materialsAI 38% · human 78%
  2. 2Grading standard exercises and testsAI 37% · human 76%
  3. 3Personal feedback and learner motivationAI 3% · human 94%
  4. 4Processing questionnaires and maintaining notesAI 35% · human 86%
  5. 5Selecting standard exercises and materialsAI 33% · human 87%
  6. 6Therapeutic relationship and crisis workAI 3% · human 94%
  7. 7Initial screening and questionnaire processingAI 36% · human 91%
  8. 8Preparing notes and structuring client historyAI 35% · human 89%

Why technology can change this work

  • digital assistants handle mood journals and standard psychoeducational exercises
  • personal AI tutors can repeatedly explain material and check standard answers
  • chat systems handle initial guidance and self-monitoring
  • questionnaires, notes and routine exercises can be analyzed automatically
  • digital services scale support for standard requests

What protects the occupation

  • recognition of self-harm, violence and other crisis risks
  • live diagnosis of learner understanding, motivation and condition
  • a large share of value comes from human judgement, trust or personal accountability
  • therapeutic alliance and trust
  • ethical accountability and crisis recognition
  • understanding non-verbal behavior and complex life context

United States · before tax

Average pay and outlook

Estimated nominal monthly pay. The scenario reflects sector, demand and task resilience; it is not a guarantee of income.

2026$8 000per month
2035$11 550scenario estimate
2026: $8 00020262027: $8 35020272028: $8 70020282029: $9 05020292030: $9 40020302031: $9 80020312032: $10 25020322033: $10 65020332034: $11 10020342035: $11 5502035
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Practical next step

Where to move next

Do not restart from zero: carry your experience forward and add scarce skills.

General Practitioner

Established resilient role
New role risk19%
DemandHighDifficultyHighTime3–6 yearsSkill fit57%

Future of Work Analyst

Emerging role
New role risk28%
DemandHighDifficultyMediumTime6–12 monthsSkill fit64%

Online Community Safety Manager

Emerging role
New role risk31%
DemandHighDifficultyHighTime12–24 monthsSkill fit54%

Digital Wellbeing Specialist

Emerging role
New role risk20%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit83%

AI Adoption Coach

Emerging role
New role risk19%
DemandHighDifficultyMediumTime6–12 monthsSkill fit64%

Remote Care Coordinator

Emerging role
New role risk13%
DemandHighDifficultyHighTime3–6 yearsSkill fit49%

Job search and transitions

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Skills you already have

  • therapeutic-alliance building
  • crisis work
  • learning-path design
  • learner motivation
  • active listening
  • diagnostic interviewing

Skills to build

  • evaluation of digital mental-health services
  • sensitive-data protection
  • AI-tutor supervision
  • hybrid lesson design
  • digital wellbeing
  • AI-assistant ethics
CurrentEducational Psychologist · 15%
→
Keeptherapeutic-alliance building · crisis work · learning-path design
→
Addevaluation of digital mental-health services · sensitive-data protection · AI-tutor supervision

Sources and update

Updated: 2026-09-25 · Assessment confidence: High

International Labour Organization · 2025Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure

Nearly 30,000 tasks; a global assessment of GenAI exposure across detailed occupational groups.

World Economic Forum · 2025The Future of Jobs Report 2025

A survey of more than 1,000 employers representing over 14 million workers across 55 economies.

O*NET Resource Center · 2026O*NET Database

Occupational, task, skill and work-context structure.