Will AI Replace Food Preparation Workers?

Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Assist cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks as needed, and provide cooks with needed items.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Weigh or measure ingredients.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Vacuum dining area and sweep and mop kitchen floor.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low, and order needed items.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Wash, peel, and cut various foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to prepare for cooking or serving.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Prepare a variety of foods, such as meats, vegetables, or desserts, according to customers' orders or supervisors' instructions, following approved procedures.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Assemble meal trays with foods in accordance with patients' diets.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Stock cupboards and refrigerators, and tend salad bars and buffet meals.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Load dishes, glasses, and tableware into dishwashing machines.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Portion and wrap food, or place it directly on plates for service to patrons.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Add cutlery, napkins, food, and other items to trays on assembly lines in hospitals, cafeterias, airline kitchens, and similar establishments.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Place food trays over food warmers for immediate service, or store them in refrigerated storage cabinets.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Prepare and serve a variety of beverages, such as coffee, tea, and soft drinks.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Mix ingredients for green salads, molded fruit salads, vegetable salads, and pasta salads.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Stir and strain soups and sauces.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Make special dressings and sauces as condiments for sandwiches.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Scrape leftovers from dishes into garbage containers.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Distribute food to waiters and waitresses to serve to customers.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Operate cash register, handle money, and give correct change.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Distribute menus to hospital patients, collect diet sheets, and deliver food trays and snacks to nursing units or directly to patients.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Package take-out foods or serve food to customers.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Cut, slice or grind meat, poultry, and seafood to prepare for cooking.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Butcher and clean fowl, fish, poultry, and shellfish to prepare for cooking or serving.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Keep records of the quantities of food used.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.