How likely is AI to replace Cooks, Private Household?

Published research puts Cooks, Private Household at 24 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 5 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.

Do researchers agree on the risk for Cooks, Private Household?

Only partly. Individual estimates for Cooks, Private Household run from 13 to 52 out of 100 across the 5 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.

Which hospitality roles face similar AI exposure?

The closest published hospitality roles to Cooks, Private Household by score are Baristas (24/100), Cooks, Restaurant (26/100), and Fast Food and Counter Workers (26/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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Will AI replace Cooks, Private Household?

Lower risk

Baseline AI displacement risk for Cooks, Private Household, aggregated from 5 research sources.

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 24 out of 100 it sits close to the Hospitality average of 24. Across the 5 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 13 to 52, 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 5 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 · 2026Anthropic
02Global Automation Atlas: Task Substitution Exposure by Occupation · 2026Garg, Crosta, Baier (2026), arXiv:2605.17086
03Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations · 2025Tomlinson, Jaffe et al., Microsoft Research (2025)
04GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin, Rock (Science, 2024)
05AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023Felten, Raj, Seamans (2023)

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Cooks, Private Household?: Published research puts Cooks, Private Household at 24 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 5 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Cooks, Private Household?: Only partly. Individual estimates for Cooks, Private Household run from 13 to 52 out of 100 across the 5 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.
Which hospitality roles face similar AI exposure?: The closest published hospitality roles to Cooks, Private Household by score are Baristas (24/100), Cooks, Restaurant (26/100), and Fast Food and Counter Workers (26/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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