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Entertainment and Recreation Managers
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 6% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #164 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +6% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $79,520 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 43,900 in the US, with about 5,100 openings a year
The work, 19 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Plan events or programs9%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,901 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Reconcile financial data5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Develop organizational policies, systems, or processes5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate transportation equipment or vehicles5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Explain technical details of products or services5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 45 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about business strategies5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,508 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
Still yours: Administer basic health care or medical treatments5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
AI helps with this: Teach academic or vocational subjects5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 465 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Assign work to others5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Perform recruiting or hiring activities5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 106 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 5,100 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 35% of the workLodging Managers21% AI does, against 36% here+3.8% by 2035 · $69,250 · High school diploma
- Shares 28% of the workGambling Managers30% AI does, against 36% here+3.6% by 2035 · $93,220 · High school diploma
- Shares 24% of the workEducation Administrators, Postsecondary19% AI does, against 36% here+1.8% by 2035 · $104,590 · Master’s degree
The wire
On the wire.
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.25, higher than 81% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 11-9072 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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