Takeover Tracker
36%medium risk
Food Service Managers
vs

39 shared · 41 different

core competencies

34%medium risk
Cooks, Short Order

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricFood Service ManagersCooks, Short Order
Risk Score36.0%33.8%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile69th61th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 155 / 11
Median Salary$65,310$35,620
Employment244K150K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Administration and Management
Customer and Personal Service
Education and Training
Personnel and Human Resources
Management of Personnel Resources
Sales and Marketing
Oral Expression
Written Expression
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
MonitoringAI-Augmented
Clerical
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Food Service Managers

31%

total discount

Cooks, Short Order

27%

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.

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 -$29,690(-45%) vs Food Service Managers
Food Service ManagersCooks, Short Order
10th
$42,380$23,770
25th
$53,090$30,160
Median
$65,310$35,620
75th
$82,300$39,990
90th
$105,420$46,010

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Food Service Managers2028–2035
Cooks, Short Order2028–2035
20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Food Service Managers

$41,792

from $65,310

Cooks, Short Order

$23,584

from $35,620

After adjusting for AI risk, Food Service Managers offers $18,208 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

Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
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