medium risk
Waiters and Waitressesvs
42 shared · 5 different
core competencies
Side-by-Side Comparison
Waiters and Waitresses leads 4–0| Metric | Waiters and Waitresses | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
|---|---|---|
| Risk Score | 33.8% | 43.3% |
| Risk Tier | Medium Risk | Medium Risk |
| Risk Percentile | 61th | 89th |
| Tasks at Risk (>50%) | 5 / 15 | 10 / 15 |
| Median Salary | $33,760 | N/A |
| Employment | 2.3M | N/A |
Skill Comparison
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Sorted by largest difference
Public Safety and Security
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Handling and Moving Objects
Production and Processing
Food Production
Protective Factors
Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement
Waiters and Waitresses
28%
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
Waiters and Waitresses
5 of 15 at risk89%Prepare checks that itemize and total meal costs and sales taxes.
87%Collect payments from customers.
87%Write patrons' food orders on order slips, memorize orders, or enter orders into computers for transmittal to kitchen staff.
85%Check patrons' identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
51%Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming carpet, tidying up server station, taking out trash, or checking and cleaning bathroom.
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
10 of 15 at risk87%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
Waiters and WaitressesCombined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
10th
$18,500N/A
25th
$25,690N/A
Median
$33,760N/A
75th
$45,350N/A
90th
$62,510N/A
Premium Head-to-Head Analysis
Displacement Timeline Comparison
Waiters and Waitresses2028–2035
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food2028–2035
20242030203520402045
Waiters and Waitresses 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 Waiters
0
Unique to Combined
Combined Protection Strategy
Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Waiters and WaitressesCombined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food