Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop vs Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food AI Risk

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Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop

37 shared · 8 different

core competencies

medium risk

Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

Side-by-Side Comparison

Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food leads 3–1

Metric	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
Risk Score	46.9%	43.3%
Risk Tier	Medium Risk	Medium Risk
Risk Percentile	94th	89th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)	9 / 15	10 / 15
Median Salary	N/A	N/A
Employment	N/A	N/A

Skill Comparison

Sorted by largest difference

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Customer and Personal Service

Getting Information

Public Safety and Security

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop

25%

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

Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop

9 of 15 at risk

87%Prepare bills for food, using cash registers, calculators, or adding machines, and accept payment or make change.

87%Take customers' orders and write ordered items on tickets, giving ticket stubs to customers when needed to identify filled orders.

87%Balance receipts and payments in cash registers.

86%Order items needed to replenish supplies.

61%Brew coffee and tea, and fill containers with requested beverages.

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.

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop2028–2035

Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food2028–2035

20242030203520402045

Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop.

Transition Feasibility

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

Unique to Counter

Unique to Combined

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Decision Complexity

Creativity

Regulatory Barriers

Fine Manipulation

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