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Residential Advisor Workplace Records
Residential advisors may coordinate activities, report concerns and assist residents while holding varied employment or student arrangements. Start with your own agreement and the organization responsible for your work. Describe assigned availability and supervision without assuming a residence title establishes pay status, coverage or professional authority.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Agreement details
Retain your own role terms, including any student, work-study or employment arrangement.
Duty changes
List added supervision or availability expectations and the date they were communicated.
Reporting sequence
Record your report and staff response without resident identities or private circumstances.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Residential Advisors (39-9041.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.Source task 6974 · updated 08/2019
- Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior.Source task 6977 · updated 08/2019
- Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in work-study programs, and other student workers.Source task 20138 · updated 08/2019
- Provide emergency first aid and summon medical assistance when necessary.Source task 6971 · updated 08/2019
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Residential Advisors (SOC 39-9041). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $12.34 | $13.29 | $15.80 | $27,650 |
| Alaska | $22.14 | $22.20 | $23.05 | $46,180 |
| Arizona | $17.30 | $19.94 | $22.81 | $41,480 |
| Arkansas | $13.43 | $18.41 | $20.84 | $38,300 |
| Connecticut | $18.88 | $20.97 | $24.86 | $43,620 |
| Delaware | $15.00 | $16.60 | $20.52 | $34,530 |
| Florida | $17.08 | $19.55 | $23.04 | $40,660 |
| Georgia | $15.28 | $18.93 | $23.47 | $39,380 |
| Hawaii | $15.18 | $17.76 | $20.97 | $36,930 |
| Idaho | $16.42 | $17.86 | $18.40 | $37,160 |
| Indiana | $15.69 | $18.68 | $22.15 | $38,850 |
| Iowa | $16.55 | $17.72 | $21.23 | $36,850 |
| Kansas | $14.81 | $18.11 | $23.32 | $37,680 |
| Kentucky | $9.43 | $14.55 | $19.36 | $30,260 |
| Louisiana | $13.71 | $16.25 | $21.10 | $33,800 |
| Maine | $19.14 | $21.05 | $24.19 | $43,780 |
| Michigan | $16.87 | $19.10 | $22.52 | $39,730 |
| Minnesota | $22.35 | $23.45 | $27.14 | $48,770 |
| Mississippi | $11.79 | $14.86 | $18.81 | $30,900 |
| Missouri | $14.10 | $17.55 | $23.77 | $36,510 |
| Montana | $21.47 | $22.71 | $25.61 | $47,230 |
| Nebraska | $17.43 | $22.11 | $22.63 | $45,980 |
| New Hampshire | $19.61 | $23.56 | $28.30 | $49,010 |
| New Mexico | $17.00 | $18.05 | $21.46 | $37,540 |
| New York | $19.76 | $23.26 | $29.09 | $48,380 |
| North Carolina | $16.67 | $18.81 | $23.64 | $39,130 |
| North Dakota | $20.05 | $23.36 | $27.65 | $48,590 |
| Ohio | $15.95 | $18.55 | $21.51 | $38,590 |
| Oklahoma | $14.19 | $17.02 | $19.07 | $35,390 |
| Pennsylvania | $16.87 | $19.24 | $22.93 | $40,010 |
| Rhode Island | $21.12 | $21.77 | $28.07 | $45,280 |
| South Dakota | $17.49 | $18.47 | $19.58 | $38,420 |
| Tennessee | $14.88 | $16.68 | $20.59 | $34,700 |
| Texas | $15.46 | $18.09 | $22.40 | $37,630 |
| Utah | $17.73 | $18.86 | $21.95 | $39,240 |
| Vermont | $20.10 | $21.50 | $25.95 | $44,710 |
| Virginia | $17.59 | $20.62 | $24.81 | $42,890 |
| West Virginia | $13.22 | $15.31 | $17.74 | $31,840 |
| Wisconsin | $18.39 | $20.04 | $21.55 | $41,690 |
| Wyoming | $16.58 | $16.59 | $17.58 | $34,500 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Clarify duty and escalation roles
Record the area or general resident setting assigned to you and who approved decisions. Note what you were expected to report and where a matter passed to professional staff. Distinguish your observation from a diagnosis or conclusion later made by another role.
Describe scheduled and added work
List required meetings, resident support, training and administrative tasks relevant to your compensation or workload concern. Note changes to availability expectations and the response to your question. Keep your own schedule and agreement rather than resident activity records to explain work periods.
Protect resident and student information
Do not retain disciplinary files, health details, room rosters or incident images in a personal employment folder. Identify relevant record types for controlled review. Keep your own evaluation and reply separately, and do not access a resident’s file solely to investigate your employment concern.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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