All occupations › Personal care & serviceCan AI Replace Residential Advisors in 2026? Lower exposure. AI could handle about 32% of today's residential advisors tasks by 2036, and there is a 9% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI both assists and takes over tasks.
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Timeline Year 2030 Headcount (2025 = 100)
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Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs
8% 2030 · 9% 2036
One person could cover, 2036
1.3 roles
0% 50% 100% 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 10% 2027: 11% 2028: 12% 2029: 15% 2030: 17% 2031: 21% 2032: 24% 2033: 27% 2034: 29% 2035: 31% 2036: 32% 17% Share of today's tasks AI can perform 40 80 120 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 100 2027: 101 2028: 101 2029: 100 2030: 100 2031: 99 2032: 99 2033: 99 2034: 98 2035: 98 2036: 99 100 Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line) Your survival map Not every part of your job is at the same risk. Tap a number to see what to do about each task.
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1 Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students. 2 Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior. 3 Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in work-study programs, and other student workers. 4 Order supplies for facilities. 5 Oversee departmental budget. 6 Assign rooms to students. 7 Answer telephones, and route calls or deliver messages. 8 Compile information such as residents' daily activities and the quantities of supplies used to prepare required reports. 9 Process contract cancellations for students who are unable to follow residence hall policies and procedures. Based on 30 O*NET tasks for "Residential Advisors" (SOC 39-9041.00). LLM alone: 10% of tasks; with AI tools: 38%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10
