AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 35-2011.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Cooks, Fast Food?

Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of these cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.

Estimated AI task exposure
5%

Low exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

19/100

Physical moat

74/100

Human moat

14/100

Rating coverage

100%

20 task statements / 20 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas.
Importance 92/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 87/100Weight 0.93
Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
Importance 92/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 89/100Weight 0.93
Read food order slips or receive verbal instructions as to food required by patron, and prepare and cook food according to instructions.
Importance 94/100Relevance 93/100Frequency 90/100Weight 0.92
Verify that prepared food meets requirements for quality and quantity.
Importance 90/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 86/100Weight 0.91
Cook the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orders simultaneously.
Importance 90/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 88/100Weight 0.90
Clean, stock, and restock workstations and display cases.
Importance 86/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 87/100Weight 0.90
Prepare specialty foods, such as pizzas, fish and chips, sandwiches, or tacos, following specific methods that usually require short preparation time.
Importance 90/100Relevance 80/100Frequency 90/100Weight 0.86
Wash, cut, and prepare foods designated for cooking.
Importance 88/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.86
Operate large-volume cooking equipment, such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles.
Importance 91/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.86
Measure ingredients required for specific food items.
Importance 83/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.83

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

$30,890

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

641,070

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+0.6%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

86

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.

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

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 98% profile similarity

Median wage: $70,070 Growth 2025–2035: +1.5% Annual openings: 1

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 98% profile similarity

Median wage: $78,240 Growth 2025–2035: -8.7% Annual openings: 1

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Agricultural Equipment Operators

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 97% profile similarity

Median wage: $41,730 Growth 2025–2035: +8.6% Annual openings: 10

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 98% profile similarity

Median wage: $38,020 Growth 2025–2035: -18.9% Annual openings: 0

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Pourers and Casters, Metal

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 99% profile similarity

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

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Stonemasons

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 98% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,390 Growth 2025–2035: -5.4% Annual openings: 0

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

    AUGMENT

    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

    PROTECT

    • physical-world execution
    • on-site troubleshooting
    • dexterity and equipment interaction

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted diagnostics
    • digital documentation
    • basic AI literacy

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    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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