Takeover Tracker

29%medium risk
Chefs and Head Cooks
vs

43 shared · 44 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Cooks, Restaurant

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricChefs and Head CooksCooks, Restaurant
Risk Score28.7%31.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile32th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)8 / 155 / 15
Median Salary$60,990$36,830
Employment182K1.5M

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Coaching and Developing Others
Training and Teaching Others
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Production and Processing
Personnel and Human Resources
Thinking Creatively
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Management of Personnel Resources
Oral Comprehension
Staffing Organizational Units

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Chefs and Head Cooks

34%

total discount

Cooks, Restaurant

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Chefs and Head Cooks

8 of 15 at risk
86%Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
85%Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
75%Analyze recipes to assign prices to menu items, based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
73%Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
72%Check the quantity and quality of received products.

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 -$24,160(-40%) vs Chefs and Head Cooks
Chefs and Head CooksCooks, Restaurant
10th
$36,000$28,010
25th
$47,710$31,310
Median
$60,990$36,830
75th
$76,790$43,610
90th
$96,030$47,340

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