Takeover Tracker

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTransportation Attendants, Except Flight AttendantsCounter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop
Risk Score36.4%46.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile70th94th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)8 / 149 / 15
Median Salary$37,560N/A
Employment25KN/A

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Assisting and Caring for Others
Oral Expression
Service OrientationAI-Resistant
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
English Language
Speech Clarity
Getting Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants

27%

total discount

Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants

8 of 14 at risk
88%Determine or facilitate seating arrangements.
87%Count and verify tickets and seat reservations and record numbers of passengers boarding and disembarking.
69%Open and close doors for passengers.
67%Provide customers with information on routes, gates, prices, timetables, terminals, or concourses.
67%Issue and collect passenger boarding passes and transfers, tearing or punching tickets as necessary to prevent reuse.

Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop

9 of 15 at risk
87%Prepare bills for food, using cash registers, calculators, or adding machines, and accept payment or make change.
87%Take customers' orders and write ordered items on tickets, giving ticket stubs to customers when needed to identify filled orders.
87%Balance receipts and payments in cash registers.
86%Order items needed to replenish supplies.
61%Brew coffee and tea, and fill containers with requested beverages.

Wage Comparison

Transportation Attendants, Except Flight AttendantsCounter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop
10th
$29,120N/A
25th
$32,090N/A
Median
$37,560N/A
75th
$41,180N/A
90th
$49,510N/A

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants20282035
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop20282035
20242030203520402045

Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Transportation

0

Unique to Counter

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
Transportation Attendants, Except Flight AttendantsCounter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop