Community Health Workers vs Recreational Therapists AI Risk

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low risk

Community Health Workers

64 shared · 18 different

core competencies

low risk

Recreational Therapists

Side-by-Side Comparison

Recreational Therapists leads 5–0

Metric	Community Health Workers	Recreational Therapists
Risk Score	24.5%	22.7%
Risk Tier	Low Risk	Low Risk
Risk Percentile	18th	13th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)	3 / 15	2 / 11
Median Salary	$51,030	$60,280
Employment	61K	15K

Skill Comparison

Sorted by largest difference

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization

Psychology

Therapy and Counseling

Selling or Influencing Others

Processing Information

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Performing General Physical Activities

Analyzing Data or Information

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Assisting and Caring for Others

Sociology and Anthropology

Developing Objectives and Strategies

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Community Health Workers

36%

total discount

Recreational Therapists

36%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Community Health Workers

3 of 15 at risk

62%Contact clients in person, by phone, or in writing to ensure they have completed required or recommended actions.

61%Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.

51%Distribute flyers, brochures, or other informational or educational documents to inform members of a targeted community.

47%Identify the particular health care needs of individuals in a community or target area.

45%Transport or accompany clients to scheduled health appointments or referral sites.

Recreational Therapists

2 of 11 at risk

86%Prepare and submit reports and charts to treatment team to reflect patients' reactions and evidence of progress or regression.

52%Develop treatment plan to meet needs of patient, based on needs assessment, patient interests, and objectives of therapy.

47%Develop discharge plans for patients.

45%Obtain information from medical records, medical staff, family members and the patients themselves to assess patients' capabilities, needs and interests.

43%Counsel and encourage patients to develop leisure activities.

Wage Comparison

Recreational Therapists earns +$9,250(+18%) vs Community Health Workers

Community Health WorkersRecreational Therapists

10th

$37,930$39,520

25th

$44,370$48,230

Median

$51,030$60,280

75th

$63,150$77,680

90th

$78,560$96,600

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Community Health Workers2028–2035

Recreational Therapists2028–2035

20242030203520402045

Recreational Therapists has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Community Health Workers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Community Health Workers

$38,512

from $51,030

Recreational Therapists

$46,615

from $60,280

After adjusting for AI risk, Recreational Therapists offers $8,102 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

Unique to Community

Unique to Recreational

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Regulatory Barriers

Creativity

Social Intelligence

Decision Complexity

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