Residential Advisors
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.
84,760 people do this job in the US. $42,240 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 30%
- 29%
- 41%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 26%. Today's estimate: 28%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 30 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in work-study programs, and other student workers.Done daily by most who do it. | 16% | 1.7 h50 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Enforce rules and regulations to ensure the smooth and orderly operation of dormitory programs.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Mediate interpersonal problems between residents.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Collaborate with counselors to develop counseling programs that address the needs of individual students.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Make regular rounds to ensure that residents and areas are safe and secure.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 25 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Chaperone group-sponsored trips and social functions.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Develop and coordinate educational programs for residents.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.7 h50 min to 4.2 h | 82%Half by now | |
| Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 25 min8 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Provide transportation or escort for expeditions, such as shopping trips or visits to doctors or dentists.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h50 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Oversee departmental budget.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | 90%Half by now | |
| Develop program plans for individuals or assist in plan development.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 1.3 h38 min to 2.5 h | 97%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Social and Community Service Managers24% now, 83% by 2028
- Rehabilitation Counselors66% now, 79% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers37% now, 45% by 2028
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers35% now, 52% by 2028
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors34% now, 44% by 2028
- Social and Human Service Assistants44% now, 46% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
- Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities20,110 people
- Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services12,080 people
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools11,380 people
- Individual and Family Services8,470 people
- Other Residential Care Facilities8,290 people
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).