AI Career Radar

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias.

AI exposure30 / 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 automation25
Freedom to set tasks72
Repeating the same tasks40
$37,450Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+2.8%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
52Skill durability (fragile)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
Speaking
63
53
Monitoring
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Active Listening
63
50
Critical Thinking
63
50
Coordination
62
50
Complex Problem Solving
62
50
Active Learning
62
47
Time Management
61
50
Reading Comprehension
61
47
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Writing
60
44
Learning Strategies
58
44
Instructing
58
44
Systems Analysis
57
38
Service Orientation
56
53
Systems Evaluation
56
35
Persuasion
54
41
Mathematics
53
47
Negotiation
52
38
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
50
Operations Analysis
49
22
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
53
Management of Material Resources
47
41
Management of Financial Resources
47
31
Troubleshooting
47
25
Technology Design
47
16
Equipment Selection
47
13
Equipment Maintenance
47
6
Operations Monitoring
46
53
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
47

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.

88/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension

87/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$120,230
10-yr growth
+34.6%
Skill gap
21%
Retraining
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Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Learning, Active Listening

#3Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
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Skill gap
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Retraining
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Skills to build: Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension

#5Farm Labor ContractorsBusiness & Finance
84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
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10-yr growth
+7.4%
Skill gap
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Retraining
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Skills to build: Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination

#6Physical Therapist AssistantsHealthcare Support
83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,380
10-yr growth
+23%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Monitoring

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 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.