Will AI Replace Education Administrators, Postsecondary?

Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Formulate strategic plans for the institution.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Establish operational policies and procedures and make any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Provide assistance to faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes, conducting orientation programs, issuing transcripts, and scheduling events.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Represent institutions at community and campus events, in meetings with other institution personnel, and during accreditation processes.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Prepare reports on academic or institutional data.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Promote the university by participating in community, state, and national events or meetings, and by developing partnerships with industry and secondary education institutions.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Participate in faculty and college committee activities.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Direct activities of administrative departments, such as admissions, registration, and career services.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Appoint individuals to faculty positions, and evaluate their performance.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Develop curricula, and recommend curricula revisions and additions.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Consult with government regulatory and licensing agencies to ensure the institution's conformance with applicable standards.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Participate in student recruitment, selection, and admission, making admissions recommendations when required to do so.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Determine course schedules, and coordinate teaching assignments and room assignments to ensure optimum use of buildings and equipment.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Teach courses within their department.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Review student misconduct reports requiring disciplinary action, and counsel students regarding such reports.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Review registration statistics, and consult with faculty officials to develop registration policies.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Confer with other academic staff to explain and formulate admission requirements and course credit policies.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Direct scholarship, fellowship, and loan programs, performing activities such as selecting recipients and distributing aid.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Direct and participate in institutional fundraising activities, and encourage alumni participation in such activities.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Coordinate the production and dissemination of university publications, such as course catalogs and class schedules.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Write grants to procure external funding, and supervise grant-funded projects.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Plan and promote sporting events and social, cultural, and recreational activities.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.