Personal Care · SOC 39-9032
Recreation work is grounded in physical presence, real-time safety oversight, and community relationship-building.
Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
Timeline: AI will streamline scheduling and reporting, but the physical, community-facing core of this work is resilient through the decade.
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Recreation Workers is resilient on AIFear. Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
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Our AI Fear Score for Recreation Workers is 25/100 (Resilient). Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
25 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: Assessing participant needs and planning programs, Scheduling facilities and resources, Preparing reports and evaluating program outcomes. Harder to automate: Enforcing safety rules during live activities, Administering first aid on-site, Leading and facilitating group experiences, Managing daily facility operations.
Lean into Program planning and evaluation, Inclusive recreation design, Community engagement, Safety and emergency response. Consider roles such as Parks and recreation program director or Therapeutic recreation specialist or Community center 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.