Takeover Tracker
40%medium risk
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
vs

58 shared · 6 different

core competencies

29%medium risk
Butchers and Meat Cutters

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCooks, Institution and CafeteriaButchers and Meat Cutters
Risk Score39.8%28.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile80th33th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 156 / 13
Median Salary$36,450$38,960
Employment448K140K

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

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

28%

total discount

Butchers and Meat Cutters

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

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.

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.

Wage Comparison

Butchers and Meat Cutters earns +$2,510(+7%) vs Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaButchers and Meat Cutters
10th
$26,800$28,850
25th
$30,530$34,460
Median
$36,450$38,960
75th
$42,860$47,200
90th
$48,320$57,130

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria2028–2035
Butchers and Meat Cutters2028–2035
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%)

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

$21,950

from $36,450

Butchers and Meat Cutters

$27,693

from $38,960

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 Cooks,

0

Unique to Butchers

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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