Takeover Tracker
36%medium risk
Food Service Managers
vs

37 shared · 35 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricFood Service ManagersCombined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
Risk Score36.0%43.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile69th89th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 1510 / 15
Median Salary$65,310N/A
Employment244KN/A

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Management of Personnel Resources
Personnel and Human Resources
Time Management
Administration and Management
MonitoringAI-Augmented
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Problem Sensitivity
Active LearningAI-Augmented
Oral Expression
Education and Training
Critical ThinkingAI-Augmented
Deductive Reasoning

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Food Service Managers

31%

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

Food Service Managers

7 of 15 at risk
88%Schedule staff hours and assign duties.
86%Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation or food subsidies.
86%Monitor budgets and payroll records, and review financial transactions to ensure that expenditures are authorized and budgeted.
78%Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
76%Monitor compliance with health and fire regulations regarding food preparation and serving, and building maintenance in lodging and dining facilities.

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.

Wage Comparison

Food Service ManagersCombined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
10th
$42,380N/A
25th
$53,090N/A
Median
$65,310N/A
75th
$82,300N/A
90th
$105,420N/A

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Food Service Managers20282035
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food20282035
20242030203520402045

Food Service Managers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Food

0

Unique to Combined

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Food Service ManagersCombined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food