As of June 2026, Residential Advisors has an AI-exposure score of 54/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Residential Advisors
More exposed than 45% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$42,240. About 17,400 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Personal Care roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Provide requested information on students' progress and the development of case plans.
- Hold regular meetings with each assigned unit.
- Compile information such as residents' daily activities and the quantities of supplies used to prepare required reports.
- Determine the need for facility maintenance and repair, and notify appropriate personnel.
- Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.
- Order supplies for facilities.
- Enforce rules and regulations to ensure the smooth and orderly operation of dormitory programs.
- Answer telephones, and route calls or deliver messages.
- Confer with medical personnel to better understand the backgrounds and needs of individual residents.
- Mediate interpersonal problems between residents.
- Make regular rounds to ensure that residents and areas are safe and secure.
- Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior.
- Provide emergency first aid and summon medical assistance when necessary.
- Chaperone group-sponsored trips and social functions.
- Administer, coordinate, or recommend disciplinary and corrective actions.
- Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in work-study programs, and other student workers.
- Develop and coordinate educational programs for residents.
- Counsel students in the handling of issues such as family, financial, and educational problems.
- Develop program plans for individuals or assist in plan development.
- Collaborate with counselors to develop counseling programs that address the needs of individual students.
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