AI job risk in Food Preparation & Serving

All 15 occupations in this field, ranked by measured AI applicability. The field's median occupation sits in the moderate exposure band. Every row links to a full task-level breakdown with a personalization quiz and action plan.

High: 3Elevated: 3Moderate: 5Low: 2Minimal: 2

15occupations measured in this field

0.305most exposed: Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

0.018most resilient: Dishwashers

#	Occupation	Band	Score	Percentile (all 785)
1	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	High	0.305	89
2	Waiters and Waitresses	High	0.261	83
3	Cooks, Private Household	High	0.260	83
4	Cooks, Fast Food	Elevated	0.191	66
5	Bartenders	Elevated	0.178	63
6	Cooks, Restaurant	Elevated	0.173	61
7	Fast Food and Counter Workers	Moderate	0.164	57
8	Chefs and Head Cooks	Moderate	0.151	53
9	Cooks, Short Order	Moderate	0.142	49
10	Food Preparation Workers	Moderate	0.137	47
11	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	Moderate	0.117	40
12	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	Low	0.117	40
13	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	Low	0.072	21
14	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	Minimal	0.061	16
15	Dishwashers	Minimal	0.018	3

Score = AI applicability (Microsoft Research, CC BY 4.0). Percentile = rank among all 785 occupations. How to read these numbers honestly