Earth and Space Science Professors
Official O*NET title: Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1051.00)
Also called: assistant professor, associate professor, astronomy professor, atmospheric sciences professor, geology professor
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Do you do this at work?
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers
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How AI is changing earth and space science professors work
11 of 14 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Red (lots of AI use) — 79%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Start, help with, and moderate classroom discussions (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Prepare course materials (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Select and obtain materials and supplies (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as structural geology, micrometeorology, and atmospheric thermodynamics (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Supervise laboratory work and field work (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media — a lot of recorded AI use
- Provide professional consulting services to government or industry — a lot of recorded AI use
- Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments — a lot of recorded AI use
- Review papers or serve on editorial boards for scientific journals, and review grant proposals for federal agencies — some recorded AI use
- Answer questions from the public and media — some recorded AI use
- Participate in campus and community events — some recorded AI use
- Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities — some recorded AI use
- Act as advisers to student organizations — some recorded AI use
- Perform administrative duties — some recorded AI use
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work — no recorded AI use
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding — no recorded AI use
- Purchase and maintain equipment to support research projects — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers”. Try the prompt for: “Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and earth and space science professors
Will AI replace earth and space science professors?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 11 of the 14 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Red rating (lots of AI use). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 6 of the 26 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which earth and space science professor tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers; keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences; conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Which earth and space science professor tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records; prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as structural geology, micrometeorology, and atmospheric thermodynamics; supervise laboratory work and field work. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 87% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a earth and space science professor start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Earth and Space Science Professors ranks #32 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #23 of 63 in Education. It’s in our top 50 jobs most changed by AI.
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