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Food Preparation and Serving Related

15 occupations analyzed

0.9%
Avg AI Exposure
60%
Bright Outlook
$37,836
Avg Median Salary
15
Occupations Analyzed
13,576,780
Total Employment

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Sector Avg AI Exposure0.9% AI Exposure — Low

Occupation Risk Levels

Vertical bar chart showing AI exposure probability for up to 20 top-risk occupations, sorted highest first. Bar color encodes risk level: green = low, yellow = medium, orange = high, red = very high. Hover over a bar to see the occupation name and exact probability.

Bar chart: top occupations by AI exposure probability
OccupationsAI Exposure
Computer Programmers74.5%
Customer Service Representatives70.1%
Data Entry Keyers67.1%
Medical Records Specialists66.7%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists64.8%
Medical Transcriptionists63.6%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products62.8%
Database Architects57.9%
Financial and Investment Analysts57.2%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers51.9%
Statistical Assistants51.0%
Information Security Analysts48.6%
Web Developers48.0%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other47.9%
Technical Writers47.5%
Computer User Support Specialists46.9%
Desktop Publishers46.4%
Data Scientists46.1%
Public Relations Specialists45.3%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive45.3%

Employment Projections

14
Occupations Shown
1.0%
Avg AI Exposure
9
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Occupations in Food Preparation and Serving Related

OccupationAI ExposureOutlookMedian SalaryTop Skills
Chefs and Head Cooks0% — LowBright ↗$62,470Coordination, Speaking, Monitoring
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers6% — MediumBright ↗$44,080Speaking, Monitoring, Coordination
Cooks, Fast Food0% — LowAverage$30,890Active Listening, Service Orientation, Speaking
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria0% — LowAverage$37,450Speaking, Monitoring, Service Orientation
Cooks, Private Household0% — LowAverage$47,940Critical Thinking, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension
Cooks, Restaurant1% — MediumBright ↗$37,390Monitoring, Active Listening, Speaking
Cooks, Short Order0% — LowAverage$35,880Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking
Food Preparation Workers0% — LowBright ↗$35,320Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness
Bartenders0% — LowBright ↗$34,340Active Listening, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness
Fast Food and Counter Workers0% — LowAverage$31,200Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation
Waiters and Waitresses0% — LowBright ↗$35,230Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant0% — LowBright ↗$35,360Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers0% — LowBright ↗$33,980Active Listening, Coordination, Service Orientation
Dishwashers0% — LowAverage$34,810Time Management, Active Listening, Speaking
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop7% — MediumBright ↗$31,200Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness