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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 5.4% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #616 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +5.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $44,080 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 1.2 million in the US, with about 171,500 openings a year
The work, 20 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures18%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Perform human resources activities11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Train others on operational or work procedures8%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Determine resource needs of projects or operations6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,590 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Reconcile financial data5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare foods or beverages5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 859 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 75 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 98 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Develop recipes or menus3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,712 conversations, and it got them there 88% of the time.
Still yours: Schedule operational activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Evaluate production inputs or outputs2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare schedules for services or facilities1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 105 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 171,500 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
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On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.12, higher than 39% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 35-1012 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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