Management · SOC 11-9072
Program scheduling can be partly automated, but recreation management is grounded in real-world interaction and safety.
Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
Timeline: AI can assist program design, but the physical and social nature of recreation management keeps displacement risk low for at least a decade.
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AI job-risk card
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling is resilient on AIFear. Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
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Our AI Fear Score for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling is 30/100 (Resilient). Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
30 out of 100, based on an AI-model review of this occupation's O*NET tasks against what current AI can actually do.
Most exposed: Planning event schedules and activity programs, Writing budgets and recording revenue, Drafting programming strategies from customer data. Harder to automate: Administering first aid in emergencies, Resolving escalated customer complaints in person, Training and motivating frontline staff, Physical oversight of venues and participant safety.
Lean into Recreation programming, Event operations management, Budget and financial reporting, Staff development, Emergency response. Consider roles such as Parks and Recreation Director or Cruise Director or Sports Complex General Manager.
Tasks, skills and AI-exposure for this role were reviewed by an AI model against its O*NET task profile (curated roles use published research anchors). Pay and employment, where shown, are U.S. BLS OEWS (May 2024) figures. This is an estimate, not a prediction about any individual's job. Compare all occupations.