Will AI replace Recreation Workers?
Estimated risk score: 38 out of 100
Lower replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (19 to 57).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 24 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 39-9032.00 · Personal Care and Service
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 4 of its 24 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Complete and maintain time and attendance forms and inventory lists.
- Schedule maintenance and use of facilities.
- Document individuals' progress toward meeting their treatment goals.
- Evaluate staff performance, recording evaluations on appropriate forms.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 15 of its 24 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Administer first aid according to prescribed procedures and notify emergency medical personnel when necessary.
- Confer with management to discuss and resolve participant complaints.
- Direct special activities or events, such as aquatics, gymnastics, or performing arts.
- Encourage participants to develop their own activities and leadership skills through group discussions.
- Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety.
- Explain principles, techniques, and safety procedures to participants in recreational activities and demonstrate use of materials and equipment.
What the job is
Conduct recreation activities with groups in public, private, or volunteer agencies or recreation facilities. Organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics, social recreation, camping, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members.
Also called: Activity Aide, Activity Director, Play Leader, Camp Advisor, Youth Worker, Field Advisor, Guest Advisor, Camp Counselor.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate