Cooks, Short Order vs Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers AI Risk

Job 1

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Job 1

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medium risk

Cooks, Short Order

37 shared · 9 different

core competencies

medium risk

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Side-by-Side Comparison

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers leads 3–1

Metric	Cooks, Short Order	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Risk Score	33.8%	31.0%
Risk Tier	Medium Risk	Medium Risk
Risk Percentile	61th	44th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)	5 / 11	5 / 15
Median Salary	$35,620	$33,800
Employment	150K	195K

Skill Comparison

Sorted by largest difference

Getting Information

Thinking Creatively

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Controlling Machines and Processes

Processing Information

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Time Sharing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Cooks, Short Order

27%

total discount

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

24%

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.

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

5 of 15 at risk

84%Determine spotting procedures and proper solvents, based on fabric and stain types.

82%Receive and mark articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code numbers or names, using hand or machine markers.

55%Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.

53%Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives.

51%Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.

Wage Comparison

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers earns -$1,820(-5%) vs Cooks, Short Order

Cooks, Short OrderLaundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

10th

$23,770$26,270

25th

$30,160$29,530

Median

$35,620$33,800

75th

$39,990$36,760

90th

$46,010$42,370

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Cooks, Short Order2028–2035

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers2028–2035

20242030203520402045

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Cooks, Short Order.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Cooks, Short Order

$23,584

from $35,620

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

$23,329

from $33,800

After adjusting for AI risk, Cooks, Short Order offers $255 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

Unique to Cooks,

Unique to Laundry

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity

Decision Complexity

Social Intelligence

Fine Manipulation

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