What can you do with a
Teaching English Or French As A Second Or Foreign Language is high-paying, AI barely touches it , and you would have escape routes .
Is this major worth the money?
Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
None yrs
to pay back the degree
+$-13k
earnings premium vs no degree
Monthly loan payment
$284/mo
If you earn:
Below avg
Median
Top earner
Where this major actually leads
6 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructorsstretch
AI risk 6 → 40 future · -13.7% demand
$61,443
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Educationstretch
AI risk 0 → 23 future · -1.6% demand
$60,160
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Educationstretch
AI risk 10 → 31 future · -2.0% demand
$58,497
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Educationstretch
AI risk 30 → 35 future · -2.0% demand
$56,937
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Educationstretch
AI risk 29 → 33 future · -1.6% demand
$55,550
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Educationcommon
AI risk 0 → 23 future · +4.1% demand
$49,110
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk),
then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes.
ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.
