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

34 shared · 19 different

core competencies

44%medium risk
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCooks, Institution and CafeteriaFood Servers, Nonrestaurant
Risk Score39.8%44.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile80th90th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 157 / 14
Median Salary$36,450$34,460
Employment448K272K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Management of Personnel Resources
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Time Sharing
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Customer and Personal Service
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Developing and Building Teams
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Time Management

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

28%

total discount

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

23%

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.

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

7 of 14 at risk
88%Total checks, present them to customers, and accept payment for services.
87%Take food orders and relay orders to kitchens or serving counters so they can be filled.
87%Record amounts and types of special food items served to customers.
77%Monitor food distribution, ensuring that meals are delivered to the correct recipients and that guidelines, such as those for special diets, are followed.
77%Monitor food preparation or serving techniques to ensure that proper procedures are followed.

Wage Comparison

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant earns -$1,990(-5%) vs Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaFood Servers, Nonrestaurant
10th
$26,800$26,590
25th
$30,530$29,800
Median
$36,450$34,460
75th
$42,860$37,550
90th
$48,320$44,770

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria2028–2035
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Food Servers, Nonrestaurant.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

$21,950

from $36,450

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

$19,294

from $34,460

After adjusting for AI risk, Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria offers $2,656 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Cooks,

0

Unique to Food

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
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