AI exposure: 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.
Reading this score
computed31.5% of this occupation's weighted task load is exposed, which puts Recreation Workers at the 55th percentile of 923 occupations. The capability is largely there. Its average task scores 2.1 out of 4 on what a current system can produce, and the frictions that hold other jobs in place are comparatively weak here.
What holds the line here is context. Across this occupation's 24 tasks it averages 1.78 out of 3, the highest of the five friction dimensions. In plain terms, the work depends on knowledge the model cannot hold. Much of this job runs on things that were never written down: what this particular organisation does, what happened last week, what the person across the table actually meant. That context is the barrier, and it erodes as systems are given more access.
The most exposed thing this job does is Schedule maintenance and use of facilities, at 80.0%. The least is Take residents on community outings, at 0.0%. A gap of 80.0% between two parts of the same job is the reason this index publishes at task level. An occupation-wide number would have hidden both.
Within personal care and service occupations, this one is more exposed than most. The median across the 31 roles in the group is 23.4%, and only 8 of them score higher than this. Occupational families are not uniform, and the spread inside them is often wider than the gap between them.
What would move this score. Of 24 tasks, 13 are currently banded exposed, 2 assisted and 9 untouched. For that distribution to shift materially would take systems being given deeper access to the organisation's own records and history, which is already happening. The score is re-computed every quarter against a fresh capability reference, and the change is published rather than quietly applied.
Task by task
24 tasks, O*NET 31.0| Task | Exposed | Assisted | Untouched | Importance | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule maintenance and use of facilities. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 3.98 | exposed |
| Complete and maintain time and attendance forms and inventory lists. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 4.09 | exposed |
| Document individuals' progress toward meeting their treatment goals. | 60.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 3.97 | exposed |
| Assess the needs and interests of individuals and groups and plan activities accordingly, given the available equipment or facilities. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 4.28 | exposed |
| Meet and collaborate with agency personnel, community organizations, and other professional personnel to plan balanced recreational programs for participants. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.58 | exposed |
| Evaluate staff performance, recording evaluations on appropriate forms. | 46.7% | 40.8% | 12.5% | 3.79 | exposed |
| Confer with management to discuss and resolve participant complaints. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 3.89 | exposed |
| Meet with staff to discuss rules, regulations, and work-related problems. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 3.77 | exposed |
| Serve as liaison between park or recreation administrators and activity instructors. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.05 | exposed |
| Organize, lead, and promote interest in recreational activities, such as arts, crafts, sports, games, camping, and hobbies. | 37.5% | 25.0% | 37.5% | 4.29 | exposed |
| Supervise and coordinate the work activities of personnel, such as training staff members and assigning work duties. | 35.0% | 23.3% | 41.7% | 3.98 | exposed |
| Develop treatment goals for individuals based on their assessments. | 30.0% | 45.0% | 25.0% | 3.81 | assisted |
| Greet new arrivals to activities, introducing them to other participants, explaining facility rules, and encouraging participation. | 28.3% | 21.7% | 50.0% | 3.97 | exposed |
| Explain principles, techniques, and safety procedures to participants in recreational activities and demonstrate use of materials and equipment. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 4.09 | exposed |
| Direct special activities or events, such as aquatics, gymnastics, or performing arts. | 23.3% | 26.7% | 50.0% | 4.00 | assisted |
| Provide for entertainment and set up related decorations and equipment. | 15.0% | 10.0% | 75.0% | 3.49 | untouched |
| Manage the daily operations of recreational facilities. | 11.7% | 13.3% | 75.0% | 4.23 | untouched |
| Evaluate recreation areas, facilities, and services to determine if they are producing desired results. | 11.7% | 13.3% | 75.0% | 3.98 | untouched |
| Oversee the purchase, planning, design, construction, and upkeep of recreation facilities and areas. | 11.7% | 13.3% | 75.0% | 3.70 | untouched |
| Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety. | 6.7% | 18.3% | 75.0% | 4.34 | untouched |
| Encourage participants to develop their own activities and leadership skills through group discussions. | 6.7% | 18.3% | 75.0% | 3.66 | untouched |
| Administer first aid according to prescribed procedures and notify emergency medical personnel when necessary. | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 4.22 | untouched |
| Conduct individual in-room visits with residents. | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 3.95 | untouched |
| Take residents on community outings. | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 3.64 | untouched |
Task text and importance ratings sourced from O*NET 31.0. Shares computed. The occupation score is the importance-weighted mean.
Where the score comes from
judgedEvery task is scored through the standardised work activities it maps to. These are this occupation’s averages on the six rubric dimensions. Capability is what AI can do; the other five are what stands in the way.
| Dimension | Mean | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | 2.10 | 0-4 |
| Embodiment | 1.30 | 0-3 |
| Presence | 1.62 | 0-3 |
| Accountability | 1.07 | 0-3 |
| Context | 1.78 | 0-3 |
| Verification cost | 1.42 | 0-3 |
What this means in practice
Where most of a role's weighted task load is exposed, the work that survives is usually the part of the job nobody wrote into the job description: deciding what should be produced rather than producing it, and being answerable for the result. The tasks lowest on this page are a better guide to where to spend your time than any general advice about the future of work.
Occupations either side of this one
The four closest scores in the same occupational family, then the four closest anywhere in the index.
Read this carefully. Exposure is not displacement. A high score means current AI systems can produce this work, not that anyone will stop paying a person to do it. Adoption depends on economics, regulation and inertia that this index deliberately does not model. How the score is built.