AI Career Radar

Food Service Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.

AI exposure33 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation18
Freedom to set tasks73
Repeating the same tasks59
$69,390Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+5.8%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
65Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
72
Speaking
63
72
Monitoring
63
72
Critical Thinking
63
66
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Coordination
62
72
Active Learning
62
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
69
Time Management
61
63
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
66
Writing
60
50
Learning Strategies
58
53
Instructing
58
53
Systems Analysis
57
50
Service Orientation
56
69
Systems Evaluation
56
50
Persuasion
54
50
Mathematics
53
47
Negotiation
52
53
Science
52
16
Management of Personnel Resources
50
72
Operations Analysis
49
38
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
50
Management of Material Resources
47
50
Quality Control Analysis
47
47
Troubleshooting
47
25
Equipment Maintenance
47
22
Equipment Selection
47
19
Technology Design
47
6
Operations Monitoring
46
41
Repairing
46
19
Programming
45
13
Operation and Control
43
25

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Systems Analysis, Operations Monitoring

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Persuasion

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$175,140
10-yr growth
+15.8%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Systems Analysis

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$102,760
10-yr growth
+11.9%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Food Service Managers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.