Residential Advisors

Hospitality and TourismO*NET 39-9041.00United States

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.

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Median annual earnings: $42,245
Projected change: +9.1%
Typical education: Some college
Employment: 98.74K jobs

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The work

What residential advisors do

Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.

Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.
Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior.
Provide emergency first aid and summon medical assistance when necessary.
Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in work-study programs, and other student workers.
Make regular rounds to ensure that residents and areas are safe and secure.
Mediate interpersonal problems between residents.
Enforce rules and regulations to ensure the smooth and orderly operation of dormitory programs.
Determine the need for facility maintenance and repair, and notify appropriate personnel.
Collaborate with counselors to develop counseling programs that address the needs of individual students.
Develop and coordinate educational programs for residents.
Develop program plans for individuals or assist in plan development.
Provide requested information on students' progress and the development of case plans.
Administer, coordinate, or recommend disciplinary and corrective actions.
Confer with medical personnel to better understand the backgrounds and needs of individual residents.
Answer telephones, and route calls or deliver messages.
Counsel students in the handling of issues such as family, financial, and educational problems.
Hold regular meetings with each assigned unit.
Compile information such as residents' daily activities and the quantities of supplies used to prepare required reports.
Chaperone group-sponsored trips and social functions.
Order supplies for facilities.

Pay and outlook

What the job pays and where it is heading

Annual earnings range

Reported earnings by percentile, United States

10th percentile: $29,869
25th percentile: $35,506
50th percentile: $42,245
75th percentile: $49,920
90th percentile: $61,069

The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $42,245 and half earn less.

Employment outlook

2025 to 2035 projection

+9.1%faster than average

202598,738 jobs

2035 projected107,714 jobs

8,976 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.

Preparation

Education levels

What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.

Some college: 50.3%
Bachelor's degree: 31.3%
High school diploma or less: 8.8%
Doctoral degree or more: 6.3%
Master's or Professional degree: 3.4%

Skills

Skills employers ask for

Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.

Activities Of Daily Living (ADLs)
Medication Administration
Housekeeping
Mental Health
Good Driving Record
Human Services
Personal Care
Crisis Intervention
Lifting Ability
Treatment Planning
Social Work
Nursing
Meal Planning And Preparation
Developmental Disabilities
Crisis Management
Life Skills Development
Toileting
Behavioral Health
Conflict Resolution
Psychology

How the work gets done

Core competencies

Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.

Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

In the market

Job titles and employers

Recent job postings in United States

Common job titles

01Resident Assistants2,461 postings
02Residential Counselors1,039 postings
03Residential Advisors683 postings
04Residential Aides504 postings
05Residential Assistants340 postings
06Resident Services Assistants185 postings
07Resident Monitors168 postings
08Residential Coordinators165 postings
09Residential Support Specialists159 postings
10Residential Specialists145 postings
11Community Assistants143 postings
12Resident Advisors127 postings
13Resident Engineers125 postings
14Assisted Living Resident Assistants115 postings
15Memory Care Managers96 postings
16Residential Support Staff95 postings
17Residential Technicians89 postings
18Assistant Directors of Residential Services87 postings
19Comfort Advisors84 postings
20Residential Life Assistants74 postings

Top employers

01Great Lakes Management186 postings
02Brookdale Senior Living168 postings
03Sagora Senior Living164 postings
04American Campus Communities163 postings
05Benedictine162 postings
06Dismas Charities141 postings
07Vinfen131 postings
08Alternatives Unlimited110 postings
09Management & Training Corporation107 postings
10Tonsky Vivian J107 postings
11Adams And Associates103 postings
12Catholic Charities USA101 postings
13Eben Ezer86 postings
14Seven Hills Foundation79 postings
15Little Caesars75 postings
16American House Senior Living Communities71 postings
17The Glenn Hopkins68 postings
18Redwood Family Care Network65 postings
19Impact Valuation Group58 postings
20Community Resources for Justice53 postings

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