Will AI replace Cooks, Private Household?

What this score means

Cooks, Private Household is among the least exposed roles in Hospitality. Most of what the job involves still sits outside what current AI can do, even as the tools around it keep changing. At 22 out of 100 it sits close to the Hospitality average of 20. Across the 3 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 15 to 28, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Cooks, Private Household, most central first, showing 12 of 13.

• 01Peel, wash, trim, and cook vegetables and meats, and bake breads and pastries.
• 02Cool, package, label, and freeze foods for later consumption and provide instructions for reheating.
• 03Plan menus according to employers' needs and diet restrictions.
• 04Shop for or order food and kitchen supplies and equipment.
• 05Prepare meals in private homes according to employers' recipes or tastes, handling all meals for the family and possibly for other household staff.
• 06Keep records pertaining to menus, finances, and other business-related issues.
• 07Stock, organize, and clean kitchens and cooking utensils.
• 08Direct the operation and organization of kitchens and all food-related activities, including the presentation and serving of food.
• 09Specialize in preparing fancy dishes or food for special diets.
• 10Plan and prepare food for parties, holiday meals, luncheons, special functions, and other social events.
• 11Create and explore new cuisines.
• 12Serve meals and snacks to employing families and their guests.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 3 research sources that scored Cooks, Private Household for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026
• 02GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
• 03AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

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