Residential Advisors
Personal Care and Service · SOC 39-9041
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 39-9041 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 6.7%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 54/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $42,240
- H-1B offered wage $44,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 20,000
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.8%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 16
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 26,039 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~24% of this role but only ~6.7% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Coordinate activities in resident facilities in secondary school and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.
Common titles: Hall Coordinator, Residence Director, Residence Hall Director, Residence Life Coordinator, Residence Life Director, Resident Advisor
Representative Tasks
- •Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.
- •Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior.
- •Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in work-study programs, and other student workers.
- •Provide emergency first aid and summon medical assistance when necessary.
- •Make regular rounds to ensure that residents and areas are safe and secure.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Communicate with management or other staff to resolve problems.
- •Monitor patron activities to identify problems or potential problems.
- •Supervise service workers.
- •Administer first aid.
- •Evaluate employee performance.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 6.7% | 2.1% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 52% Bright |
| Median Salary | $42,240 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 93/100 | N/A |