NorthStar

Occupations/35-3041.00

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

49%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

45%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

62%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Clean or sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment, or facilities.

  • Mostly routine

    Monitor food distribution, ensuring that meals are delivered to the correct recipients and that guidelines, such as those for special diets, are followed.

  • Task

    Place food servings on plates or trays according to orders or instructions.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Place food servings on plates or trays according to orders or instructions.
  2. 02Clean or sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment, or facilities.
  3. 03Monitor food distribution, ensuring that meals are delivered to the correct recipients and that guidelines, such as those for special diets, are followed.
  4. 04Examine trays to ensure that they contain required items.
  5. 05Load trays with accessories, such as eating utensils, napkins, or condiments.
  6. 06Take food orders and relay orders to kitchens or serving counters so they can be filled.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.67
  • Degree of automation2.09
  • Time sitting1.37
  • Originality (ability)2.00
  • Conflict situations2.90
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.14
  • Outdoors / weather1.38
  • Disease exposure2.48
  • Decision freedom3.78

Top abilities

  • Oral Comprehension3.50
  • Oral Expression3.12
  • Near Vision3.12
  • Speech Recognition3.00
  • Speech Clarity3.00
  • Selective Attention3.00
  • Trunk Strength2.88
  • Problem Sensitivity2.88

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.88
  • Active Listening3.00
  • Writing2.00
  • Speaking3.00
  • Mathematics2.00
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking2.88
  • Active Learning2.00
  • Learning Strategies2.00
  • Monitoring2.75

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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