AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 51-3093.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders?

Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.

Estimated AI task exposure
36%

Low-Moderate exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

56/100

Physical moat

80/100

Human moat

10/100

Rating coverage

100%

17 task statements / 17 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Clean, wash, and sterilize equipment and cooking area, using water hoses, cleaning or sterilizing solutions, or rinses.
Importance 91/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.91
Read work orders, recipes, or formulas to determine cooking times and temperatures, and ingredient specifications.
Importance 90/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.89
Observe gauges, dials, and product characteristics, and adjust controls to maintain appropriate temperature, pressure, and flow of ingredients.
Importance 89/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 85/100Weight 0.86
Tend or operate and control equipment, such as kettles, cookers, vats and tanks, and boilers, to cook ingredients or prepare products for further processing.
Importance 87/100Relevance 84/100Frequency 85/100Weight 0.85
Record production and test data, such as processing steps, temperature and steam readings, cooking time, batches processed, and test results.
Importance 86/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.85
Measure or weigh ingredients, using scales or measuring containers.
Importance 88/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.84
Pour, dump, or load prescribed quantities of ingredients or products into cooking equipment, manually or using a hoist.
Importance 83/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.82
Remove cooked material or products from equipment.
Importance 84/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 73/100Weight 0.82
Collect and examine product samples during production to test them for quality, color, content, consistency, viscosity, acidity, or specific gravity.
Importance 84/100Relevance 78/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.81
Set temperature, pressure, and time controls, and start conveyers, machines, or pumps.
Importance 85/100Relevance 78/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.80

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

$41,590

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

31,250

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-0.3%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

4

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

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

31 points lower exposure • 83% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

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

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

31 points lower exposure • 84% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

5%

31 points lower exposure • 84% profile similarity

Median wage: $84,890 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 0

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

5%

31 points lower exposure • 85% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,550 Growth 2025–2035: +4.9% Annual openings: 3

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

31 points lower exposure • 82% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

stronger human/judgment moat, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6%

30 points lower exposure • 84% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,870 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 1

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work

PROTECT

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

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • AI-assisted diagnostics
  • digital documentation

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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