Takeover Tracker

34%medium risk
Cooks, Short Order
vs

44 shared · 8 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCooks, Short OrderCombined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
Risk Score33.8%43.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile61th89th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 1110 / 15
Median Salary$35,620N/A
Employment150KN/A

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Public Safety and Security
Customer and Personal Service
Handling and Moving Objects
Thinking Creatively
Sales and Marketing
Processing Information
Food Production
Near Vision

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Cooks, Short Order

27%

total discount

Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Cooks, Short Order

5 of 11 at risk
88%Accept payments, and make change or write charge slips as necessary.
75%Order supplies and stock them on shelves.
74%Plan work on orders so that items served together are finished at the same time.
53%Complete orders from steam tables, placing food on plates and serving customers at tables or counters.
51%Perform food preparation tasks, such as making sandwiches, carving meats, making soups or salads, baking breads or desserts, and brewing coffee or tea.

Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

10 of 15 at risk
87%Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
87%Request and record customer orders, and compute bills using cash registers, multi counting machines, or pencil and paper.
86%Monitor and order supplies or food items and restock as necessary to maintain inventory.
86%Notify kitchen personnel of shortages or special orders.
86%Relay food orders to cooks.

Wage Comparison

Cooks, Short OrderCombined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
10th
$23,770N/A
25th
$30,160N/A
Median
$35,620N/A
75th
$39,990N/A
90th
$46,010N/A

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