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24 sectors indexed. Showing role-level rankings for Accommodation and Food Services (72).
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Manufacturing (33)
63 roles • 77% avg exposure
Highest: Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Lowest: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Show rankingAccommodation and Food Services (72)
20 roles • 76% avg exposure
Highest: Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Lowest: Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Show rankingManufacturing (32)
25 roles • 76% avg exposure
Highest: Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Lowest: Machinists
Show rankingAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11)
14 roles • 74% avg exposure
Highest: Agricultural Equipment Operators
Lowest: Logging Workers, All Other
Show rankingRetail Trade (45)
4 roles • 73% avg exposure
Highest: Parts Salespersons
Lowest: Advertising Sales Agents
Show rankingTransportation and Warehousing (48)
40 roles • 67% avg exposure
Highest: Bus Drivers, School
Lowest: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Show rankingOther Services (except Public Administration) (81)
20 roles • 65% avg exposure
Highest: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Lowest: Recreation Workers
Show rankingTransportation and Warehousing (49)
8 roles • 62% avg exposure
Highest: Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Lowest: Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Show rankingUtilities (22)
15 roles • 61% avg exposure
Highest: Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Lowest: Civil Engineers
Show rankingMining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (21)
22 roles • 60% avg exposure
Highest: Floor Sanders and Finishers
Lowest: Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Show rankingReal Estate and Rental and Leasing (53)
17 roles • 60% avg exposure
Highest: Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Lowest: Quality Control Systems Managers
Show rankingConstruction (23)
41 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Lowest: Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Show rankingManufacturing (31)
85 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Sewing Machine Operators
Lowest: Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Show rankingRetail Trade (44)
3 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Lowest: Insurance Sales Agents
Show rankingWholesale Trade (42)
12 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Lowest: Sales Engineers
Show rankingArts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)
20 roles • 56% avg exposure
Highest: Manicurists and Pedicurists
Lowest: Set and Exhibit Designers
Show rankingAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56)
61 roles • 55% avg exposure
Highest: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Lowest: Chief Executives
Show rankingFinance and Insurance (52)
56 roles • 55% avg exposure
Highest: Order Clerks
Lowest: Architectural and Engineering Managers
Show rankingInformation (51)
18 roles • 52% avg exposure
Highest: Designers, All Other
Lowest: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Show rankingProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)
187 roles • 52% avg exposure
Highest: Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Lowest: Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Show rankingManagement of Companies and Enterprises (55)
4 roles • 47% avg exposure
Highest: Tax Preparers
Lowest: Purchasing Managers
Show rankingHealth Care and Social Assistance (62)
151 roles • 41% avg exposure
Highest: Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Lowest: Nurse Anesthetists
Show rankingPublic Administration (92)
85 roles • 41% avg exposure
Highest: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Lowest: Mental Health Counselors
Show rankingEducational Services (61)
45 roles • 34% avg exposure
Highest: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Lowest: Archivists
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Accommodation and Food Services (72)
Highest automation exposure roles in this sector. Showing top 20 results.
#1Medium confidenceWorkflowFSFood Servers, Nonrestaurant
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
A large share of Food Servers, Nonrestaurant tasks are currently automatable in Food Service Contractors.
Exposure benchmark: 88% • SOC 35-3041.00
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#2Low confidenceCoordinationBBartenders
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
A large share of Bartenders tasks are currently automatable in Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps.
Exposure benchmark: 87% • SOC 35-3011.00
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#3High confidenceAnalysisCFCooks, Fast Food
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
A large share of Cooks, Fast Food tasks are currently automatable in Limited-Service Restaurants.
Exposure benchmark: 85% • SOC 35-2011.00
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#4High confidenceWorkflowDRDining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
A large share of Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers tasks are currently automatable in Mobile Food Services.
Exposure benchmark: 83% • SOC 35-9011.00
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#5Medium confidenceOperationsCICooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
A large share of Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria tasks are currently automatable in Food Service Contractors.
Exposure benchmark: 81% • SOC 35-2012.00
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#6High confidenceExecutionFFFast Food and Counter Workers
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
A large share of Fast Food and Counter Workers tasks are currently automatable in Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels.
Exposure benchmark: 80% • SOC 35-3023.00
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#7Medium confidenceCoordinationFSFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
A large share of First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers tasks are currently automatable in Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets.
Exposure benchmark: 80% • SOC 35-1012.00
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#8Medium confidenceAnalysisWAWaiters and Waitresses
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
A large share of Waiters and Waitresses tasks are currently automatable in RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds.
Exposure benchmark: 80% • SOC 35-3031.00
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#9Medium confidenceInsightFSFirst-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance • Accommodation and Food Services
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 77% • SOC 37-1011.00
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#10Low confidencePlanningDDishwashers
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
Dishwashers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 76% • SOC 35-9021.00
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#11Medium confidenceAnalysisHAHosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 76% • SOC 35-9031.00
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#12High confidencePlanningFPFood Preparation Workers
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
Food Preparation Workers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 75% • SOC 35-2021.00
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#13Medium confidenceWorkflowBBaristas
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
Baristas shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 74% • SOC 35-3023.01
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#14Low confidencePlanningBCBuilding Cleaning Workers, All Other
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance • Accommodation and Food Services
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 74% • SOC 37-2019.00
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#15Low confidenceOperationsCACooks, All Other
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
Cooks, All Other shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 73% • SOC 35-2019.00
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#16Low confidenceCoordinationCPCooks, Private Household
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
Cooks, Private Household shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 73% • SOC 35-2013.00
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#17High confidenceOperationsCRCooks, Restaurant
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
Cooks, Restaurant shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 65% • SOC 35-2014.00
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#18High confidenceSystemsCSCooks, Short Order
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
Cooks, Short Order shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 65% • SOC 35-2015.00
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#19High confidencePlanningCAChefs and Head Cooks
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
Chefs and Head Cooks shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 64% • SOC 35-1011.00
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#20Low confidenceProductivityFPFood Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Food Preparation and Serving Related • Accommodation and Food Services
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other is a hybrid role where automation assists execution but does not fully replace ownership.
Exposure benchmark: 54% • SOC 35-9099.00
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