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Residential Advisors

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 grow over the next decade, with about 1,392 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 quarter 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 37% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Determine the need for facility maintenance and repair, and notify appropriate personnel.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Collaborate with counselors to develop counseling programs that address the needs of individual students.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  3. Develop and coordinate educational programs for residents.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Develop program plans for individuals or assist in plan development.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Oversee departmental budget.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  2. Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  3. Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in work-study programs, and other student workers.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  4. Provide emergency first aid and summon medical assistance when necessary.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  5. Make regular rounds to ensure that residents and areas are safe and secure.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

Step 3

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