Takeover Tracker
34%medium risk
Waiters and Waitresses
vs

44 shared · 8 different

core competencies

48%medium risk
Counter and Rental Clerks

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWaiters and WaitressesCounter and Rental Clerks
Risk Score33.8%48.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile61th96th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 1511 / 15
Median Salary$33,760$38,540
Employment2.3M399K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Interacting With Computers
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Performing General Physical Activities
Handling and Moving Objects
Computers and Electronics
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Selling or Influencing Others
Written Expression

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Waiters and Waitresses

28%

total discount

Counter and Rental Clerks

26%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Waiters and Waitresses

5 of 15 at risk
89%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.

Counter and Rental Clerks

11 of 15 at risk
88%Compute charges for merchandise or services and receive payments.
88%Prepare rental forms, obtaining customer signature and other information, such as required licenses.
88%Keep records of transactions and of the number of customers entering an establishment.
88%Reserve items for requested times and keep records of items rented.
84%Rent items, arrange for provision of services to customers, and accept returns.

Wage Comparison

Counter and Rental Clerks earns +$4,780(+14%) vs Waiters and Waitresses
Waiters and WaitressesCounter and Rental Clerks
10th
$18,500$28,580
25th
$25,690$34,200
Median
$33,760$38,540
75th
$45,350$48,290
90th
$62,510$62,030

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Waiters and Waitresses2028–2035
Counter and Rental Clerks2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Waiters and Waitresses has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Counter and Rental Clerks.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Waiters and Waitresses

$22,363

from $33,760

Counter and Rental Clerks

$19,921

from $38,540

After adjusting for AI risk, Waiters and Waitresses offers $2,441 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Waiters

0

Unique to Counter

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
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