Residential Advisors

Most exposed tasks

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

• Provide requested information on students' progress and the development of case plans.71
• Hold regular meetings with each assigned unit.63

Augmentable tasks

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

• Compile information such as residents' daily activities and the quantities of supplies used to prepare required reports.58
• Determine the need for facility maintenance and repair, and notify appropriate personnel.53
• Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.48

Most durable tasks

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

• Collaborate with counselors to develop counseling programs that address the needs of individual students.28
• Develop program plans for individuals or assist in plan development.30
• Develop and coordinate educational programs for residents.32

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 Residential Advisors in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 2 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 14 augmentable, and 4 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

• $42,240median wage
• 84,760employed
• 17,400annual openings
• +3.8%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.

• Social and Community Service Managers 56
• Rehabilitation Counselors 50
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 58
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers 43
• Social and Human Service Assistants 55
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 43

FAQ — Residential Advisors

What does a score of 44 mean for a Residential Advisors?

It means that, weighted across the 20 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: Provide requested information on students' progress and the development of case plans; Hold regular meetings with each assigned unit. 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: Collaborate with counselors to develop counseling programs that address the needs of individual students; Develop program plans for individuals or assist in plan development; Develop and coordinate educational programs for residents. 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.