Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling

AI & job outlook

What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.

Exposure to current AI

Each study uses its own scale, so the raw scores are not comparable across rows — the percentile (this job's rank among all U.S. occupations with data) is the comparable figure, and sizes the bars.

OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.2), with simple added tooling (β 0.4), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.5). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.

How AI is actually used in this job

Among measured AI assistant conversations mapped to this occupation (Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15), these task types came up most. These are shares of observed AI conversations — not shares of the job, of worker time, or of what could be automated.

Job outlook

Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.

“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.

Tasks

All 17 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.

• Plan, organize, or lead group activities for customers, such as exercise routines, athletic events, or arts and crafts. · importance 4.4
• Plan programs of events or schedules of activities. · importance 4.4
• Talk to coworkers using electronic devices, such as computers and radios. · importance 4.3
• Write budgets to plan recreational activities or programs. · importance 4.3
• Calculate and record department expenses and revenue. · importance 4.2
• Interview and hire associates to fill staff vacancies. · importance 4.2
• Talk to customers to convey information about events or activities. · importance 4.1
• Explain rules and regulations of facilities and entertainment attractions to customers. · importance 4.1
• Administer first aid in emergency situations. · importance 4.0
• Assign tasks and work hours to staff. · importance 4.0
• Inspect equipment, such as rides, games, and vehicles, to detect wear and damage. · importance 3.8
• Resolve customer complaints regarding worker performance or services rendered. · importance 3.8
• Store and retrieve equipment, such as vehicles, radios, and ride components. · importance 3.8
• Train workers in company procedures or policy. · importance 3.8
• Clean equipment and areas of amusement park, cruise ship, or other recreational facility. · importance 3.7
• Write and present strategies for recreational facility programming using customer or employee data. · importance 3.7
• Operate, drive, or explain the use of mechanical equipment in amusement parks, cruise ships, or other recreational facilities. · importance 3.3

Work activities

• Apply bandages, dressings, or splints.
• Assign duties or work schedules to employees.
• Reconcile records of sales or other financial transactions.
• Clean equipment or supplies.
• Clean facilities or sites.
• Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
• Provide attraction or event information to patrons.
• Inspect condition or functioning of facilities or equipment.
• Conduct eligibility or selection interviews.
• Hire personnel.
• Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment.
• Explain use of products or services.
• Plan conferences, programs, or special events.
• Plan community programs or activities for the general public.
• Lead classes or community events.
• Resolve customer complaints or problems.
• Maintain supply or equipment inventories.
• Exchange information with colleagues.
• Train service staff.
• Develop organizational policies or programs.
• Confer with personnel to coordinate business operations.
• Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.

Knowledge, skills & abilities

O*NET importance rating, from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).

Knowledge

Abilities

Essential skills

Transferable skills

Skills in demand

Skills employers ask for in job postings for this occupation (Lightcast), with whether each is a common or specialized skill.

• Speech Recognition Specialized Skill
• Active Listening Common Skill
• English Language Common Skill
• Social Perceptiveness Common Skill
• Reading Comprehension Common Skill
• Critical Thinking Common Skill
• Writing Common Skill
• Time Management Common Skill
• Microsoft Excel Common Skill
• Instructing Specialized Skill
• Inductive Reasoning Common Skill
• Deductive Reasoning Common Skill
• Active Learning Common Skill
• Information Ordering Specialized Skill
• Complex Problem Solving Common Skill
• Mathematics Common Skill
• Psychology Specialized Skill
• Negotiation Common Skill
• Learning Strategies Specialized Skill
• Microsoft Word Common Skill
• Microsoft Windows Common Skill
• Microsoft Visio Specialized Skill
• Microsoft Teams Specialized Skill
• Microsoft SharePoint Specialized Skill
• Microsoft Project Specialized Skill
• Microsoft PowerPoint Common Skill
• Microsoft Outlook Common Skill
• Microsoft Access Specialized Skill
• Linux Specialized Skill
• Google Docs Specialized Skill
• Facebook Specialized Skill
• Cisco WebEx Specialized Skill
• Atlassian Confluence Specialized Skill
• Adobe Acrobat Specialized Skill
• Systems Analysis Specialized Skill
• Geography Specialized Skill
• Chemistry Specialized Skill
• Visualization Specialized Skill
• Telecommunications Specialized Skill
• Biology Specialized Skill

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Tools & technology

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Work context

How characteristic each condition is of the job, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale (higher = more present in day-to-day work). Each condition links to how it varies across all occupations.

How to get in

Job zone

Zone 4 — Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Education

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Typical entry-level education

Bachelor's degree · BLS, the typical path — not a requirement

Related experience

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Preparation level

SVP (7.0 to < 8.0) — total schooling plus on-the-job experience.

What to study: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services , Natural Resources and Conservation , Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology . Fields of study crosswalked to this occupation (NCES CIP–SOC), not a requirement.

Education of current workers

Share of people in this occupation at each level of education.

Interests & work styles

The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.

Career interests (Holland / RIASEC)

Interest areas

Work styles

Wages & employment

U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)

Industries that employ this occupation

Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.

Where this work is most concentrated

Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).

Related occupations

Part of the Hospitality, Events, & Tourism career cluster.

• Recreation Workers · 39-9032.00 Compare →
• Fitness and Wellness Coordinators · 11-9179.01 Compare →
• Recreational Therapists · 29-1125.00 Compare →
• Park Naturalists · 19-1031.03 Compare →
• General and Operations Managers · 11-1021.00 Compare →
• Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · 25-1193.00 Compare →
• Lodging Managers · 11-9081.00 Compare →
• Facilities Managers · 11-3013.00 Compare →
• Social and Community Service Managers · 11-9151.00 Compare →
• Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · 13-1121.00 Compare →
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · 39-1014.00 Compare →
• Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · 11-9031.00 Compare →

Side-by-side comparisons place two occupations’ pay, preparation, skills, and AI exposure on the same page — same data, same scale, no forecast.

What you can do with this

Options the data surfaces for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai Microsoft Research
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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