Takeover Tracker
29%medium risk
Butchers and Meat Cutters
vs

58 shared · 6 different

core competencies

40%medium risk
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricButchers and Meat CuttersCooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Risk Score28.9%39.8%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile33th80th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 139 / 15
Median Salary$38,960$36,450
Employment140K448K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Food Production
Selling or Influencing Others
Assisting and Caring for Others
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Controlling Machines and Processes
Scheduling Work and Activities

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Butchers and Meat Cutters

27%

total discount

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Butchers and Meat Cutters

6 of 13 at risk
88%Total sales, and collect money from customers.
88%Estimate requirements and order or requisition meat supplies to maintain inventories.
88%Record quantity of meat received and issued to cooks or keep records of meat sales.
61%Wrap, weigh, label, and price cuts of meat.
55%Cure, smoke, tenderize and preserve meat.

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

9 of 15 at risk
87%Compile and maintain records of food use and expenditures.
86%Monitor use of government food commodities to ensure that proper procedures are followed.
86%Monitor menus and spending to ensure that meals are prepared economically.
80%Monitor and record food temperatures to ensure safety of food.
78%Take inventory of supplies and equipment.

Wage Comparison

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria earns -$2,510(-6%) vs Butchers and Meat Cutters
Butchers and Meat CuttersCooks, Institution and Cafeteria
10th
$28,850$26,800
25th
$34,460$30,530
Median
$38,960$36,450
75th
$47,200$42,860
90th
$57,130$48,320

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Butchers and Meat Cutters2028–2035
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Butchers and Meat Cutters has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Butchers and Meat Cutters

$27,693

from $38,960

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

$21,950

from $36,450

After adjusting for AI risk, Butchers and Meat Cutters offers $5,743 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Butchers

0

Unique to Cooks,

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
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