Will AI replace Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling?

What this score means

Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling leans toward the safer end for Management. Parts of the role touch tasks AI is getting good at, but the core still depends on hands-on work or judgment that resists automation. At 39 out of 100 it sits close to the Management average of 38. Across the 3 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 34 to 48, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling, most central first, showing 12 of 17.

• 01Plan, organize, or lead group activities for customers, such as exercise routines, athletic events, or arts and crafts.
• 02Plan programs of events or schedules of activities.
• 03Talk to coworkers using electronic devices, such as computers and radios.
• 04Write budgets to plan recreational activities or programs.
• 05Interview and hire associates to fill staff vacancies.
• 06Calculate and record department expenses and revenue.
• 07Talk to customers to convey information about events or activities.
• 08Explain rules and regulations of facilities and entertainment attractions to customers.
• 09Administer first aid in emergency situations.
• 10Assign tasks and work hours to staff.
• 11Resolve customer complaints regarding worker performance or services rendered.
• 12Store and retrieve equipment, such as vehicles, radios, and ride components.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 3 research sources that scored Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025
• 02GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
• 03AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

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