Takeover Tracker
34%medium risk
Waiters and Waitresses
vs

41 shared · 6 different

core competencies

59%high risk
Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWaiters and WaitressesGaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Risk Score33.8%59.1%
Risk TierMedium RiskHigh Risk
Risk Percentile61th99th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 1514 / 15
Median Salary$33,760$34,810
Employment2.3M22K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Documenting/Recording Information
Selling or Influencing Others
Handling and Moving Objects
Processing Information
Number Facility
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Waiters and Waitresses

28%

total discount

Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

25%

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.

Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

14 of 15 at risk
88%Keep accurate records of monetary exchanges, authorization forms, and transaction reconciliations.
88%Reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
88%Accept credit applications and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts.
86%Exchange money, credit, tickets, or casino chips and make change for customers.
86%Exchange money, credit, and casino chips, and make change for customers.

Wage Comparison

Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers earns +$1,050(+3%) vs Waiters and Waitresses
Waiters and WaitressesGaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
10th
$18,500$22,810
25th
$25,690$28,870
Median
$33,760$34,810
75th
$45,350$39,350
90th
$62,510$49,190

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Waiters and Waitresses2028–2035
Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Waiters and Waitresses has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Waiters and Waitresses

$22,363

from $33,760

Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

$14,227

from $34,810

After adjusting for AI risk, Waiters and Waitresses offers $8,136 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Waiters

0

Unique to Gaming

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Fine Manipulation
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