AI Career Radar

Baristas

Prepare or serve specialty coffee or other beverages. Serve food such as baked goods or sandwiches to patrons.

AI exposure40 / 100Moderate 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 automation30
Freedom to set tasks67
Repeating the same tasks61
$31,200Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+5.8%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
40Skill 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
Active Listening
63
60
Speaking
63
56
Monitoring
63
50
Critical Thinking
63
41
Judgment and Decision Making
63
25
Coordination
62
50
Active Learning
62
38
Complex Problem Solving
62
31
Reading Comprehension
61
47
Time Management
61
35
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
50
Writing
60
38
Instructing
58
31
Learning Strategies
58
25
Systems Analysis
57
22
Service Orientation
56
60
Systems Evaluation
56
22
Persuasion
54
38
Mathematics
53
22
Negotiation
52
35
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
25
Operations Analysis
49
3
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
28
Troubleshooting
47
19
Management of Material Resources
47
19
Equipment Maintenance
47
13
Management of Financial Resources
47
13
Equipment Selection
47
3
Technology Design
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
28
Repairing
46
9
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
41

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.

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$45,570
10-yr growth
+21.4%
Skill gap
22%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Writing, Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension

#2Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
37%
Retraining
High

Skills to build: Installation, Troubleshooting, Judgment and Decision Making, Operations Monitoring

#5Costume AttendantsPersonal Care & Service
78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$50,400
10-yr growth
+5.9%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Monitoring, Coordination

#6ModelsSales & Service
78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$48,470
10-yr growth
-2.1%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Baristas 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.