Takeover Tracker
44%medium risk
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
vs

41 shared · 3 different

core competencies

34%medium risk
Cooks, Short Order

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricFood Servers, NonrestaurantCooks, Short Order
Risk Score44.0%33.8%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile90th61th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 145 / 11
Median Salary$34,460$35,620
Employment272K150K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Time Sharing
Processing Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

23%

total discount

Cooks, Short Order

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

7 of 14 at risk
88%Total checks, present them to customers, and accept payment for services.
87%Take food orders and relay orders to kitchens or serving counters so they can be filled.
87%Record amounts and types of special food items served to customers.
77%Monitor food distribution, ensuring that meals are delivered to the correct recipients and that guidelines, such as those for special diets, are followed.
77%Monitor food preparation or serving techniques to ensure that proper procedures are followed.

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 +$1,160(+3%) vs Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Food Servers, NonrestaurantCooks, Short Order
10th
$26,590$23,770
25th
$29,800$30,160
Median
$34,460$35,620
75th
$37,550$39,990
90th
$44,770$46,010

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant2028–2035
Cooks, Short Order2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Cooks, Short Order has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Food Servers, Nonrestaurant.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

$19,294

from $34,460

Cooks, Short Order

$23,584

from $35,620

After adjusting for AI risk, Cooks, Short Order offers $4,290 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Food

0

Unique to Cooks,

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
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