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ISCO-08 1341

Child care services managers

70.0%
ADI · 136th of 433 · 95% interval 45.0–91.9

An AI agent can at least partly carry out 70.0% of the task time of child care services managers, and finish 0.0% alone. The barrier that holds most of the rest back is access to the systems the work runs on.

ADI · partial or full70.0%

136th of 433 · interval 45.0–91.9

ADI3 · full delegation0.0%

201st of 433 · interval 0.0–0.0

ADIs · share of time47.6%

143rd of 433 · interval 38.1–56.6

Evidence17

task statements rated by two models and weighted by importance and frequency. World employment: 0.3 million.

Task weight by level

How the tasks rate

8%
22%
70%
L0No meaningful role · 8.3%L1Augmentation · 21.6%L2Partial delegation · 70.0%L3Full delegation · 0.0%
Barriers

What stops the agent

Physical presence30%
Accountability59%
Trust and care63%
Access to systems64%

Share of task weight flagged by each barrier; a task can carry several.

17 task statements, heaviest first
Task statement (O*NET occupation)Sonnet · HaikuBarriers
Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare9.7%L1L1L228%52 minAccountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare8.3%L0L0L18%2.4 hPhysical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare8.2%L2L2L242%1.5 hPhysical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems
Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare7.6%L1L1L235%2.5 hPhysical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare7.2%L2L2L262%3.0 hAccountability, Access to systems
Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare6.5%L2L2L250%3.0 hPhysical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare6.4%L2L2L255%6.5 hAccountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare6.3%L2L2L268%4.0 hAccess to systems
Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare6.2%L2L2L252%10 hAccountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare5.9%L2L2L255%2.5 hAccountability, Access to systems
Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare5.0%L2L2L260%4.0 hPhysical presence, Accountability, Access to systems
Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal regulations and recommend any necessary modifications.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare4.4%L2L2L255%6.0 hPhysical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems
Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · supplemental task4.3%L1L1L232%3.5 hTrust and care, Access to systems
Write articles, manuals, and other publications and assist in the distribution of promotional literature about programs and facilities.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare4.0%L2L2L372%4.0 hAccess to systems
Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and the need for curriculum changes.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare3.5%L2L2L268%8.0 hAccess to systems
Show the other 2 tasks
Task statement (O*NET occupation)Sonnet · HaikuBarriers
Inform businesses, community groups, and governmental agencies about educational needs, available programs, and program policies.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare3.3%L2L2L258%2.0 hTrust and care, Access to systems
Prepare and submit budget requests or grant proposals to solicit program funding.Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · supplemental task3.2%L2L2L270%8.0 hAccountability, Access to systems

Level: consensus of the two models (the lower level when they disagree). Share: part of the task’s working time an agent could take over. Human time: minutes a competent person needs for one instance, as estimated by the models.

Against other measures

Exposure is not delegation

MeasureValuePercentilePct
ADI (this index)70.0%69
Eloundou et al. (2024), GPT exposure β0.4365
Felten et al. (2021), AI occupational exposure0.83871
Webb (2020), AI patent exposure6356
Eisfeldt et al. (2026), generative AI exposure0.35373
Anthropic Economic Index, observed use0.0458

Earlier indices measure whether AI can touch a task; ADI measures how much of it an agent can carry out from a goal. – : the source does not cover this occupation.

Same sub-major group (13)

Neighbouring occupations

Dashed line: child care services managers (70.0%).

Cite this record
Text

Espinal Maya, Cristian, and Santiago Jiménez Londoño. 2026. ADI v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and MCP server. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918. Record: Child care services managers (ISCO-08 1341), https://balamlabs.org/adi/occupations/1341

BibTeX
@misc{espinal2026adidata,
  title     = {{ADI} v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and {MCP} server},
  author    = {Espinal Maya, Cristian and Jim{\'e}nez Londo{\~n}o, Santiago},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  version   = {v2026.1},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
  note      = {Record: Child care services managers (ISCO-08 1341)}
}
Machine-readable

The same record as static JSON, with its citation: /adi/v2026.1/isco/1341.json.