Takeover Tracker
37%medium risk
Food Preparation Workers
vs

48 shared · 10 different

core competencies

29%medium risk
Butchers and Meat Cutters

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricFood Preparation WorkersButchers and Meat Cutters
Risk Score36.7%28.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile71th33th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 156 / 13
Median Salary$34,220$38,960
Employment889K140K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Food Production
Selling or Influencing Others
Administration and Management
Control Precision
Controlling Machines and Processes
Production and Processing
Customer and Personal Service
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Visual Color Discrimination
Assisting and Caring for Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Food Preparation Workers

26%

total discount

Butchers and Meat Cutters

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Food Preparation Workers

7 of 15 at risk
88%Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers.
87%Operate cash register, handle money, and give correct change.
64%Keep records of the quantities of food used.
59%Vacuum dining area and sweep and mop kitchen floor.
57%Distribute food to waiters and waitresses to serve to customers.

Butchers and Meat Cutters

6 of 13 at risk
88%Total sales, and collect money from customers.
88%Estimate requirements and order or requisition meat supplies to maintain inventories.
88%Record quantity of meat received and issued to cooks or keep records of meat sales.
61%Wrap, weigh, label, and price cuts of meat.
55%Cure, smoke, tenderize and preserve meat.

Wage Comparison

Butchers and Meat Cutters earns +$4,740(+14%) vs Food Preparation Workers
Food Preparation WorkersButchers and Meat Cutters
10th
$23,490$28,850
25th
$28,740$34,460
Median
$34,220$38,960
75th
$37,540$47,200
90th
$44,260$57,130

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Food Preparation Workers2028–2035
Butchers and Meat Cutters2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Butchers and Meat Cutters has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Food Preparation Workers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Food Preparation Workers

$21,654

from $34,220

Butchers and Meat Cutters

$27,693

from $38,960

After adjusting for AI risk, Butchers and Meat Cutters offers $6,038 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Food

0

Unique to Butchers

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
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