Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Food Preparation and Serving Related · SOC 35-3041
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 35-3041 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 40/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $35,360
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 46,500
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.0%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 59,232 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars.
Common titles: Food Server, Food Service Worker, Kitchen Runner, Room Server, Room Service Server, Tray Server
Representative Tasks
- •Place food servings on plates or trays according to orders or instructions.
- •Clean or sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment, or facilities.
- •Monitor food distribution, ensuring that meals are delivered to the correct recipients and that guidelines, such as those for special diets, are followed.
- •Examine trays to ensure that they contain required items.
- •Load trays with accessories, such as eating utensils, napkins, or condiments.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Arrange food for serving.
- •Clean tableware.
- •Monitor food services operations to ensure procedures are followed.
- •Check quality of foods or supplies.
- •Inspect food products.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 60% Bright |
| Median Salary | $35,360 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |