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core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWaiters and WaitressesMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Risk Score33.8%38.4%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile61th76th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 154 / 15
Median Salary$33,760$34,660
Employment2.3M855K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Selling or Influencing Others
Speech Clarity
Documenting/Recording Information
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Active Listening
Customer and Personal Service
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Waiters and Waitresses

28%

total discount

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

24%

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.

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

4 of 15 at risk
78%Request repair services and wait for repair workers to arrive.
74%Observe precautions required to protect hotel and guest property and report damage, theft, and found articles to supervisors.
57%Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
51%Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies, using vacuum cleaners and shampooers.
49%Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers.

Wage Comparison

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners earns +$900(+3%) vs Waiters and Waitresses
Waiters and WaitressesMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
10th
$18,500$26,800
25th
$25,690$29,630
Median
$33,760$34,660
75th
$45,350$38,510
90th
$62,510$47,590

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