Write budgets to plan recreational activities or programs.

“Write budgets to plan recreational activities or programs.” is a task performed by Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling. Among the occupation's 17 rated tasks, workers place it 14th by importance (#4 most important). About 79% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets. in Documenting/Recording Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E1. Direct exposure — a language model could plausibly cut the time to do this task by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 1.00. Automation potential label: T2.

Other tasks in this occupation

• 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
• 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

See all tasks on the Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling page.

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
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-task-21416,
  title  = {Write budgets to plan recreational activities or programs.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-21416}
}