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How exposed to AI is a Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helper?

Of the 24 tasks O*NET lists for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 24 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
BarbackBuffet AttendantBus BoyBus PersonBusserDining Room AttendantFood Service AideFood Service HelperServer AssistantServer's Assistant
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
24
tasks rated for this occupation
0%
hold a degree, from a survey of 20
337k
people do this job in the US
15 of 16
least protected in food preparation

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Cannot be sped up

24
  • Run cash registers
  • Serve ice water, coffee, rolls, or butter to patrons
  • Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchens for cleaning
  • Wipe tables or seats with dampened cloths or replace dirty tablecloths
  • Set tables with clean linens, condiments, or other supplies
  • Greet and seat customers
  • Clean up spilled food or drink or broken dishes and remove empty bottles and trash
  • Maintain adequate supplies of items, such as clean linens, silverware, glassware, dishes, or trays
  • Locate items requested by customers
  • Fill beverage or ice dispensers
  • Carry food, dishes, trays, or silverware from kitchens or supply departments to serving counters
  • Perform serving, cleaning, or stocking duties in establishments, such as cafeterias or dining rooms, to facilitate customer service
  • Carry trays from food counters to tables for cafeteria patrons
  • Stock cabinets or serving areas with condiments and refill condiment containers
  • Serve food to customers when waiters or waitresses need assistance
  • Clean and polish counters, shelves, walls, furniture, or equipment in food service areas or other areas of restaurants and mop or vacuum floors
  • Replenish supplies of food or equipment at steam tables or service bars
  • Wash glasses or other serving equipment at bars
  • Carry linens to or from laundry areas
  • Garnish foods and position them on tables to make them visible and accessible
  • Mix and prepare flavors for mixed drinks
  • Slice and pit fruit used to garnish drinks
  • Stock vending machines with food
  • Stock refrigerating units with wines or bottled beer or replace empty beer kegs
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.