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Food Service Managers

The short answer

Parts of this job are expected to change. AI can already assist with some of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 2,441 openings expected each year.

Step 1

Where your job stands

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth for how much AI could touch it—right around the middle.

How much AI could touch this job

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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a third of this job's tasks.

What this means

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.

Step 2

What AI can and can’t help with in this job

The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.

AI can help with or automate about 79% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation or food subsidies.

    AI could do much of this on its own

  3. Schedule staff hours and assign duties.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Monitor employee and patron activities to ensure liquor regulations are obeyed.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  2. Greet guests, escort them to their seats, and present them with menus and wine lists.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  3. Count money and make bank deposits.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  4. Perform some food preparation or service tasks, such as cooking, clearing tables, and serving food and drinks when necessary.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  5. Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

Step 3

Jobs you could switch to

If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.

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The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.

  • Food Scientists and Technologists

    Very similar work
    +13% pay60 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job now

    Pays about 13% more—$96,701 vs your $85,615 here.

    What the move takes

    A step up—usually requires a bachelor's degree.

    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

    Skills you already have

    • Food Production
    • Speaking
    • Oral Comprehension
    • Oral Expression
    • Problem Sensitivity

    New skills to build

    • Chemistry
    • Science
    • Biology
    • Engineering and Technology
    • Production and Processing