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Amusement and Recreation Attendants

The short answer

This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 4,863 openings expected each year.

Step 1

Where your job stands

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.

How much AI could touch this job

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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a third of this job's tasks.

What this means

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.

Step 2

What AI can and can’t help with in this job

This job is in the second least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.

AI can help with or automate about 24% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Provide information about facilities, entertainment options, and rules and regulations.

    AI could do much of this on its own

  2. Record details of attendance, sales, receipts, reservations, or repair activities.

    AI could do much of this on its own

  3. Announce or describe amusement park attractions to patrons to entice customers to games and other entertainment.

    AI could do much of this on its own

  4. Schedule the use of recreation facilities, such as golf courses, tennis courts, bowling alleys, or softball diamonds.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Sell tickets and collect fees from customers.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  2. Keep informed of shut-down and emergency evacuation procedures.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  3. Direct patrons to rides, seats, or attractions.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  4. Monitor activities to ensure adherence to rules and safety procedures, or arrange for the removal of unruly patrons.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  5. Provide assistance to patrons entering or exiting amusement rides, boats, or ski lifts, or mounting or dismounting animals.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

Step 3

Jobs you could switch to

If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.

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