Recreational Therapists

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Obtain information from medical records, medical staff, family members and the patients, themselves, to assess patients' capabilities, needs and interests.70

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Observe, analyze, and record patients' participation, reactions, and progress during treatment sessions, modifying treatment programs as needed.57
• Prepare and submit reports and charts to treatment team to reflect patients' reactions and evidence of progress or regression.48
• Confer with members of treatment team to plan and evaluate therapy programs.46

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Counsel and encourage patients to develop leisure activities.33
• Instruct patient in activities and techniques, such as sports, dance, music, art, or relaxation techniques, designed to meet their specific physical or psychological needs.34

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 44 puts Recreational Therapists in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 1 of 11 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 8 augmentable, and 2 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: adopt AI deliberately on the augmentable tasks and build visible evidence of the durable ones.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $61,960median wage
• 14,930employed
• 1,300annual openings
• +3.1%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Psychiatric Technicians 41
• Occupational Therapy Assistants 49
• Physical Therapist Assistants 43
• Occupational Therapy Aides 44
• Occupational Therapist 16
• Physical Therapist 20

FAQ — Recreational Therapists

What does a score of 44 mean for a Recreational Therapists?

It means that, weighted across the 11 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 44 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Obtain information from medical records, medical staff, family members and the patients, themselves, to assess patients' capabilities, needs and interests. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Counsel and encourage patients to develop leisure activities; Instruct patient in activities and techniques, such as sports, dance, music, art, or relaxation techniques, designed to meet their specific physical or psychological needs. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.