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title: "Will AI Replace First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services?"
description: "BLS rates first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services' exposure to AI as high. What that means, which parts…"
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# Will AI Replace First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services? (2026)

**Short answer:** Not replaced, but changed. BLS rates the exposure as high, so AI can help with a real share of the work, yet it still projects employment to grow faster than average.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics places first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services in its high AI exposure category, above the middle of the pack: a substantial share of the work overlaps with what AI can do. BLS projects employment to change by +5.3% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% for all occupations, with about 10,600 openings a year.

| Measure | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BLS relative AI exposure | High | BLS Employment Projections, AI exposure categories |
| NueCareer AI-resilience score | 52/100 | NueCareer analysis of O\*NET 31.0 Database |
| Projected employment change | +5.3% | BLS EP 2025–2035 |
| Openings a year | 10,600 | BLS EP 2025–2035 |
| Median annual wage | $48,560 | BLS OEWS May 2025 |

## Exposure categories

| BLS category | Occupations |
| --- | --- |
| Low | 203 |
| Moderate | 194 |
| High (this job) | 190 |
| Very high | 199 |

Exposure means AI could be or has been used to assist with or complete some of the work. BLS says it does not imply job loss, productivity gains, automation probability or wage effects. Method: https://www.bls.gov/emp/publications/ai-exposure-categories.htm

## What holds up

- Face-to-face discussions: 5.0/5 (O\*NET work context)
- Performing for or working directly with the public: 4.0/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Resolving conflicts and negotiating with others: 3.9/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships: 4.1/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)

## What AI reaches first

- Email: 4.8/5 (O\*NET work context)
- Performing administrative activities: 3.7/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Getting information: 4.0/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)
- Documenting/recording information: 3.5/5 (O\*NET work activity importance)

## O\*NET tasks

- Resolve customer complaints regarding worker performance or services rendered.
- Meet with managers or other supervisors to stay informed of changes affecting workers or operations.
- Collaborate with staff members to plan or develop programs of events or schedules of activities.
- Furnish customers with information on events or activities.
- Provide staff with assistance in performing difficult or complicated duties.
- Take disciplinary action to address performance problems.

## Related careers less exposed to AI than first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- [Animal Trainer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/animal-trainer): BLS exposure Low, median $39,990
- [First-Line Supervisor of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-farming-fishing-and-forestry-workers): BLS exposure Low, median $59,320
- [Embalmer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/embalmer): BLS exposure Low, median $58,780
- [Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/exercise-trainer-and-group-fitness-instructor): BLS exposure Moderate, median $47,160; [Will AI replace personal trainers?](https://nuecareer.com/careers/will-ai-replace-personal-trainers)
- [Mortician, Undertaker, and Funeral Arranger](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mortician-undertaker-and-funeral-arranger): BLS exposure Moderate, median $55,010
- [Skincare Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/skincare-specialist): BLS exposure Moderate, median $45,330

## FAQ

**Will AI replace first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services?**

Not replaced, but changed. BLS rates the exposure as high, so AI can help with a real share of the work, yet it still projects employment to grow faster than average. BLS defines exposure as AI being able to assist with or complete some of the work, and says it does not imply job loss, productivity gains or wage effects. BLS projects employment to change by +5.3% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% for all occupations, with about 10,600 openings a year.

**How exposed are first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services to AI?**

BLS sorts 786 occupations into four relative categories: low, moderate, high and very high. First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services are in the high category, alongside 189 other occupations. The categories combine five public measures of where AI could be or already is used, and they compare occupations with each other rather than giving an absolute risk.

**What parts of a first-line supervisor of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services's job can AI do?**

In O\*NET's description of the work, the parts that overlap most with what AI handles well are email, performing administrative activities and getting information. The parts that hold up best are face-to-face discussions, performing for or working directly with the public and resolving conflicts and negotiating with others. These come from O\*NET ratings of how important each activity is to the job, read through NueCareer's AI-resilience method.

**Is being a first-line supervisor of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services a safe career from AI?**

On NueCareer's AI-resilience score, built from O\*NET work activities, first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services score 52 out of 100, higher than 66% of the occupations we score. The job pays a median of $48,560 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). No job is fully safe from technological change, but the federal exposure category and the projected openings are the two numbers worth weighing.

**What careers similar to first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services are less exposed to AI?**

Animal Trainer (low exposure, $39,990 median), First-Line Supervisor of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers (low exposure, $59,320 median), Embalmer (low exposure, $58,780 median), Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor (moderate exposure, $47,160 median). Each is in a lower BLS exposure category than first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services, and most are listed by O\*NET as related to the work.

Full profile: https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-entertainment-and-recreation-workers.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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