Athletes and Sports Competitors vs Cooks, Fast Food AI Risk

Job 1

Job 2

Job 1

Job 2

low risk

Athletes and Sports Competitors

25 shared · 47 different

core competencies

medium risk

Cooks, Fast Food

Side-by-Side Comparison

Athletes and Sports Competitors leads 5–0

Metric	Athletes and Sports Competitors	Cooks, Fast Food
Risk Score	9.2%	46.3%
Risk Tier	Low Risk	Medium Risk
Risk Percentile	0th	93th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)	1 / 9	12 / 15
Median Salary	$62,360	$30,160
Employment	14K	668K

Skill Comparison

Sorted by largest difference

Analyzing Data or Information

Developing Objectives and Strategies

Performing General Physical Activities

Stamina

Dynamic Strength

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Gross Body Coordination

Static Strength

Getting Information

Thinking Creatively

Personnel and Human Resources

Scheduling Work and Activities

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Athletes and Sports Competitors

32%

total discount

Cooks, Fast Food

23%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Athletes and Sports Competitors

1 of 9 at risk

53%Assess performance following athletic competition, identifying strengths and weaknesses and making adjustments to improve future performance.

37%Maintain equipment used in a particular sport.

17%Represent teams or professional sports clubs, performing such activities as meeting with members of the media, making speeches, or participating in charity events.

15%Receive instructions from coaches or other sports staff prior to events and discuss performance afterwards.

15%Lead teams by serving as captain.

Cooks, Fast Food

12 of 15 at risk

88%Take food and drink orders and receive payment from customers.

76%Verify that prepared food meets requirements for quality and quantity.

75%Read food order slips or receive verbal instructions as to food required by patron, and prepare and cook food according to instructions.

61%Prepare and serve beverages, such as coffee or fountain drinks.

59%Prepare specialty foods, such as pizzas, fish and chips, sandwiches, or tacos, following specific methods that usually require short preparation time.

Wage Comparison

Cooks, Fast Food earns -$32,200(-52%) vs Athletes and Sports Competitors

Athletes and Sports CompetitorsCooks, Fast Food

10th

$24,960$22,370

25th

$36,750$26,540

Median

$62,360$30,160

75th

$130,770$35,710

90th

$239,200$38,980

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Athletes and Sports Competitors2028–2035

Cooks, Fast Food2028–2035

20242030203520402045

Athletes and Sports Competitors has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Cooks, Fast Food.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Athletes and Sports Competitors

$56,623

from $62,360

Cooks, Fast Food

$16,211

from $30,160

After adjusting for AI risk, Athletes and Sports Competitors offers $40,412 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

Unique to Athletes

Unique to Cooks,

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity

Decision Complexity

Fine Manipulation

Social Intelligence

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