Residential Advisors
Official O*NET title: Residential Advisors (39-9041.00)
Also called: hall coordinator, residence director, residence hall director, residence life coordinator, residence life director
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Answer telephones, and route calls or deliver messages
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How AI is changing residential advisors work
4 of 20 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Green (little AI use yet) — 20%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Answer telephones, and route calls or deliver messages (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Develop program plans for individuals or assist in plan development (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Mediate interpersonal problems between residents (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Provide emergency first aid and summon medical assistance when necessary (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Make regular rounds to make sure that residents and areas are safe and secure (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Enforce rules and regulations to make sure the smooth and orderly operation of dormitory programs (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Determine the need for facility maintenance and repair, and notify appropriate staff (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Collaborate with counselors to develop counseling programs that address the needs of individual students (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Develop and coordinate educational programs for residents (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Provide requested information on students' progress and the development of case plans (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Talk with medical staff to better understand the backgrounds and needs of individual residents (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Administer, coordinate, or recommend disciplinary and corrective actions (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Counsel students in the handling of issues such as family, financial, and educational problems (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Hold regular meetings with each assigned unit (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Compile information such as residents' daily activities and the quantities of supplies used to prepare required reports (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Chaperone group-sponsored trips and social functions (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Order supplies for facilities (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Oversee departmental budget — no recorded AI use
- Supervise students' housekeeping work to make sure that it is done properly — no recorded AI use
- Process contract cancellations for students who are unable to follow residence hall policies and procedures — no recorded AI use
- Accompany and supervise students during meals — no recorded AI use
- Supervise the activities of housekeeping staff — no recorded AI use
- Assign rooms to students — no recorded AI use
- Provide transportation or escort for expeditions — no recorded AI use
- Direct and participate in on- and off-campus recreational activities for residents of institutions, boarding schools, fraternities or sororities, children's homes, or similar establishments — no recorded AI use
- Sort and distribute mail — no recorded AI use
- Inventory, pack, and remove items left behind by former residents — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Answer telephones, and route calls or deliver messages”. Try the prompt for: “Develop program plans for individuals or assist in plan development”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and residential advisors
Will AI replace residential advisors?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 4 of the 20 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Green rating (little AI use yet). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 26 of the 30 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which residential advisor tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: answer telephones, and route calls or deliver messages; develop program plans for individuals or assist in plan development; communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.
Which residential advisor tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: observe students to detect and report unusual behavior; supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff; provide emergency first aid and summon medical assistance when necessary. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 51% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a residential advisor start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Residential Advisors ranks #357 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #7 of 23 in Personal Care & Services.
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