Takeover Tracker
29%medium risk
Butchers and Meat Cutters
vs

57 shared · 5 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Cooks, Restaurant

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricButchers and Meat CuttersCooks, Restaurant
Risk Score28.9%31.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile33th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 135 / 15
Median Salary$38,960$36,830
Employment140K1.5M

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Selling or Influencing Others
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
English Language
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Controlling Machines and Processes

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Butchers and Meat Cutters

27%

total discount

Cooks, Restaurant

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, Restaurant

5 of 15 at risk
86%Estimate expected food consumption, requisition or purchase supplies, or procure food from storage.
77%Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
71%Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
59%Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
58%Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.

Wage Comparison

Cooks, Restaurant earns -$2,130(-5%) vs Butchers and Meat Cutters
Butchers and Meat CuttersCooks, Restaurant
10th
$28,850$28,010
25th
$34,460$31,310
Median
$38,960$36,830
75th
$47,200$43,610
90th
$57,130$47,340

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Butchers and Meat Cutters2028–2035
Cooks, Restaurant2028–2035
20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Butchers and Meat Cutters

$27,693

from $38,960

Cooks, Restaurant

$25,192

from $36,830

After adjusting for AI risk, Butchers and Meat Cutters offers $2,501 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
Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
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