Takeover Tracker
36%medium risk
Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants
vs

26 shared · 10 different

core competencies

44%medium risk
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTransportation Attendants, Except Flight AttendantsFood Servers, Nonrestaurant
Risk Score36.4%44.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile70th90th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)8 / 147 / 14
Median Salary$37,560$34,460
Employment25K272K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Handling and Moving Objects
Service OrientationAI-Resistant
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Oral Expression
Active Listening
Speech Clarity
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant
Speaking

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants

27%

total discount

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

23%

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.

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.

Wage Comparison

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant earns -$3,100(-8%) vs Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants
Transportation Attendants, Except Flight AttendantsFood Servers, Nonrestaurant
10th
$29,120$26,590
25th
$32,090$29,800
Median
$37,560$34,460
75th
$41,180$37,550
90th
$49,510$44,770

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants2028–2035
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants 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%)

Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants

$23,907

from $37,560

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

$19,294

from $34,460

After adjusting for AI risk, Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants offers $4,613 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Transportation

0

Unique to Food

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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