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Personal Care & Service · Updated Aug 2026

Recreation Workers

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.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
72/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
53/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence81/100
Task coverage83%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety.High
75
Organize, lead, and promote interest in recreational activities, such as arts, crafts, sports, games, camping, and hobbies.High
72
Assess the needs and interests of individuals and groups and plan activities accordingly, given the available equipment or facilities.High
72
Serve as liaison between park or recreation administrators and activity instructors.High
75
Complete and maintain time and attendance forms and inventory lists.High
75
Evaluate recreation areas, facilities, and services to determine if they are producing desired results.Medium
73
Document individuals' progress toward meeting their treatment goals.Medium
75
Greet new arrivals to activities, introducing them to other participants, explaining facility rules, and encouraging participation.Medium
74
Explain principles, techniques, and safety procedures to participants in recreational activities and demonstrate use of materials and equipment.High
73
Supervise and coordinate the work activities of personnel, such as training staff members and assigning work duties.Medium
65
Develop treatment goals for individuals based on their assessments.Medium
72
Direct special activities or events, such as aquatics, gymnastics, or performing arts.High
75
Confer with management to discuss and resolve participant complaints.Medium
73
Oversee the purchase, planning, design, construction, and upkeep of recreation facilities and areas.Medium
73
Encourage participants to develop their own activities and leadership skills through group discussions.Medium
73
Provide for entertainment and set up related decorations and equipment.Medium
72
Administer first aid according to prescribed procedures and notify emergency medical personnel when necessary.High
75
Meet and collaborate with agency personnel, community organizations, and other professional personnel to plan balanced recreational programs for participants.Medium
73
Meet with staff to discuss rules, regulations, and work-related problems.Medium
59
Evaluate staff performance, recording evaluations on appropriate forms.Medium
70
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety.75
  2. Serve as liaison between park or recreation administrators and activity instructors.75
  3. Complete and maintain time and attendance forms and inventory lists.75
  4. Document individuals' progress toward meeting their treatment goals.75
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety.01
  2. Organize, lead, and promote interest in recreational activities, such as arts, crafts, sports, games, camping, and hobbies.02
  3. Assess the needs and interests of individuals and groups and plan activities accordingly, given the available equipment or facilities.03
  4. Serve as liaison between park or recreation administrators and activity instructors.04
  5. Complete and maintain time and attendance forms and inventory lists.05
Where else this work leads

Related occupations

Occupations O*NET links to this one. Relatedness reflects shared work, not a claim that these roles are safer.

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency82
Physical dependency47
Adoption pressure52
Labour-market resilience66
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence81/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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