Farm Labor Contractors vs Cooks, Short Order AI Risk

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Job 1

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medium risk

Farm Labor Contractors

36 shared · 14 different

core competencies

medium risk

Cooks, Short Order

Side-by-Side Comparison

Farm Labor Contractors leads 5–0

Metric	Farm Labor Contractors	Cooks, Short Order
Risk Score	32.4%	33.8%
Risk Tier	Medium Risk	Medium Risk
Risk Percentile	53th	61th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)	2 / 8	5 / 11
Median Salary	$48,690	$35,620
Employment	410	150K

Skill Comparison

Sorted by largest difference

Foreign Language

Personnel and Human Resources

Handling and Moving Objects

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Getting Information

Food Production

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

MathematicsAI-Vulnerable

Management of Personnel Resources

Performing Administrative Activities

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Farm Labor Contractors

25%

total discount

Cooks, Short Order

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Farm Labor Contractors

2 of 8 at risk

86%Pay wages of contracted farm laborers.

84%Provide check-cashing services to employees.

45%Direct and transport workers to appropriate work sites.

41%Provide food, drinking water, and field sanitation facilities to contracted workers.

41%Furnish tools for employee use.

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.

Wage Comparison

Cooks, Short Order earns -$13,070(-27%) vs Farm Labor Contractors

Farm Labor ContractorsCooks, Short Order

10th

$29,800$23,770

25th

$32,860$30,160

Median

$48,690$35,620

75th

$58,250$39,990

90th

$86,860$46,010

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Farm Labor Contractors2028–2035

Cooks, Short Order2028–2035

20242030203520402045

Farm Labor Contractors 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%)

Farm Labor Contractors

$32,914

from $48,690

Cooks, Short Order

$23,584

from $35,620

After adjusting for AI risk, Farm Labor Contractors offers $9,330 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

Unique to Farm

Unique to Cooks,

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation

Regulatory Barriers

Creativity

Social Intelligence

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