35-2011.00

Cooks, Fast Food

Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of these cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.

8.2OUT OF 10SAFEHIGH RISK
High Risk

The robots are coming for your paycheck

More at risk than 77% of occupations we track

Frey & Osborne (2013) estimated 81% probability of automation for this role
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77%
of jobs safer
235
jobs riskier than this
-13.5%
projected growth

Disruption Vector

Disruption Type

Physical Robots

Physical robotics, autonomous machines, and automated equipment are the main threat to the physical tasks in this occupation.

Fast Food Cooks face significant automation pressure from robotic kitchen systems (Miso Robotics' Flippy, Picnic's pizza robot) and fully automated restaurant concepts that eliminate or radically reduce cooking staff for standardized menu items. AI-driven order management and kitchen display systems are already reducing coordination overhead. Through 2027, the most repetitive cooking tasks in high-volume chains are automation targets; smaller restaurants and those with varied menus retain more human labor, but the overall employment trajectory for this role is under pressure.

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Salary & Job Outlook

Median Annual Pay
$30,160
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
10-Year Job Growth
-13.5%
Declining
Education Required
No formal educational credential
Job Zone 1 / 5

AI Risk Timeline

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Projection model: Based on current AI capability growth rates. High-risk occupations are projected to see compounding automation pressure, while human-centric roles show slower risk accumulation. These are statistical projections, not guarantees.

Skills Analysis — AI Vulnerability

AI can replicate (0)
AI-resistant (1)
Mixed
Active Listening65%
Speaking60%
Coordination62%
Monitoring58%
Time Management55%

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