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Residential Advisors
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. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.
What a residential advisor does
Become a residential advisor
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good residential advisor
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $32 per hour with an average salary of $44,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $23 and $37 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $7,300 and $56,700 per year.
- 46% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $25 per hour with an average salary of $19,200 per year.
Residential Advisor job outlook
- There are 1,646 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 336 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 24% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.