Jobs / Management and business operations / 11-9072.00
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
Plan, direct, or coordinate entertainment and recreational activities and operations of a recreational facility, including cruise ships and parks.
- US jobs
- 37,980
- Median wage
- $79,520 a year
- Job family
- Management and business operations
Can agents do the work of entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Management and business operations:
- Task levelPartialOnly adjacent evidence. On TheAgentCompany, which gives agents workplace tasks inside a simulated software company, the best agent resolves 42.9% of tasks (a November 2025 result). No task-level benchmark in our collection maps directly to management or business operations.
- Project levelPartialMixed. OpenAI reports that GPT-5.5's GDPval deliverables won or tied against professionals' work in 84.9% of comparisons, and the best agent passes 73.5% of APEX-Agents tasks on the first try. Running a business is weaker: on Vending-Bench 2 the best model ends a simulated year with $15,515, about a quarter of Andon Labs' estimate for a good strategy.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.
- 1846 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) · 23 Sep 2026Unrated
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Write budgets to plan recreational activities or programs.
- Talk to coworkers using electronic devices, such as computers and radios.
- Talk to customers to convey information about events or activities.
- Plan programs of events or schedules of activities.
- Explain rules and regulations of facilities and entertainment attractions to customers.
- Calculate and record department expenses and revenue.
- Interview and hire associates to fill staff vacancies.
- Assign tasks and work hours to staff.
- Plan, organize, or lead group activities for customers, such as exercise routines, athletic events, or arts and crafts.
- Resolve customer complaints regarding worker performance or services rendered.
- Train workers in company procedures or policy.
- Administer first aid in emergency situations.
Other job titles for this occupation (48)
Aquatic Program Manager · Camp Director · Events Manager · Golf Course Manager · Ice Arena Director · Park Manager · Recreation Director · Recreation Manager · Recreation Superintendent · Social Activities Director · Activities Manager · Amusement Park Manager · Aquatics Director · Aquatics Manager · Boat Club Manager · Club Director · Club Manager · Entertainment and Recreation GM (Entertainment and Recreation General Manager) · Entertainment and Recreation Manager · Entertainment and Recreation Operations Manager (Entertainment and Recreation Ops Manager) · Entertainment and Recreation Planning Manager · Entertainment and Recreation PM (Entertainment and Recreation Project Manager) · Entertainment and Recreation Program Manager · Entertainment and Recreation Services Manager · Entertainment and Recreation Site Manager · Entertainment Director · Entertainment Manager · Event Coordinator · Golf Club Manager · Marina Club Manager · Park Recreation Manager · Park Superintendent · Parks and Recreation Manager · Parks Recreation Coordinator · Parks Recreation Director · Pool Manager · Recreation Attendant Supervisor · Recreation Center Supervisor · Recreation Coordinator · Recreation Program Manager · Recreation Supervisor · Skating Rink Manager · Ski Resort Manager · Summer Camp Director · Summer Day Camp Director · Tennis Club Manager · Theme Park Manager · Youth Activities Coordinator