AI JOB SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 35-3023.00 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Fast Food and Counter Workers?

Perform duties such as taking orders and serving food and beverages. Serve customers at counter or from a steam table. May take payment. May prepare food and beverages.

Estimated AI task exposure
20%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

27 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

20/100

Physical moat

36/100

Human moat

12/100

Rating coverage

100%

27 task statements / 27 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Serve customers in eating places that specialize in fast service and inexpensive carry-out food.
Importance 85/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 87/100Weight 0.89
Communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.
Importance 83/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.89
Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
Importance 85/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.88
Brew coffee and tea, and fill containers with requested beverages.
Importance 78/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.85
Serve food, beverages, or desserts to customers in such settings as take-out counters of restaurants or lunchrooms, business or industrial establishments, hotel rooms, and cars.
Importance 80/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.84
Request and record customer orders, and compute bills, using cash registers, multi-counting machines, or pencil and paper.
Importance 84/100Relevance 77/100Frequency 85/100Weight 0.82
Clean and organize eating, service, and kitchen areas.
Importance 78/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.81
Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping, mopping, and washing dishes, to keep equipment and facilities sanitary.
Importance 79/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.81
Prepare and serve cold drinks, frozen milk drinks, or desserts, using drink-dispensing, milkshake, or frozen-custard machines.
Importance 76/100Relevance 81/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.79
Prepare daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, such as sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, or coffee, using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures.
Importance 76/100Relevance 78/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.77

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$31,200

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

3,854,050

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+5.8%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

827

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

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Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Pourers and Casters, Metal

5%

15 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $51,810 Growth 2025–2035: -5.0% Annual openings: 0

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

5%

15 points lower exposure • 88% profile similarity

Median wage: $35,450 Growth 2025–2035: -1.3% Annual openings: 1

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Medical Appliance Technicians

5%

15 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $48,030 Growth 2025–2035: +3.5% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Roofers

5%

15 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $55,440 Growth 2025–2035: +5.3% Annual openings: 12

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Fence Erectors

6%

14 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,980 Growth 2025–2035: +5.6% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tree Trimmers and Pruners

5%

15 points lower exposure • 88% profile similarity

Median wage: $50,960 Growth 2025–2035: +4.2% Annual openings: 8

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

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AI-Proofing Plan

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    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

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    • domain expertise
    • exception handling
    • accountability for outcomes

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    • cross-functional business knowledge
    • risk and governance
    • basic AI literacy

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    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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