First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Record production, operational, and personnel data on specified forms.65
• Compile and balance cash receipts at the end of the day or shift.61
• Develop equipment maintenance schedules and arrange for repairs.60

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Estimate ingredients and supplies required to prepare a recipe.55
• Forecast staff, equipment, and supply requirements, based on a master menu.55
• Recommend measures for improving work procedures and worker performance to increase service quality and enhance job safety.54

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Supervise and participate in kitchen and dining area cleaning activities.30
• Control inventories of food, equipment, smallware, and liquor, and report shortages to designated personnel.32

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 49 puts First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 3 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 15 augmentable, and 2 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: audit how much of your week sits in the exposed tasks above — then shift time toward the durable set or investigate the adjacent roles below.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $44,080median wage
• 1,223,240employed
• 183,900annual openings
• +6.0%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 50
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 59
• First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 48
• First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 61
• First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 63
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 76

FAQ — First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

What does a score of 49 mean for a First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 49 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Record production, operational, and personnel data on specified forms; Compile and balance cash receipts at the end of the day or shift; Develop equipment maintenance schedules and arrange for repairs. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Supervise and participate in kitchen and dining area cleaning activities; Control inventories of food, equipment, smallware, and liquor, and report shortages to designated personnel. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.