UK AI Job-Risk Index · SOC 2010 9272
How exposed to AI are kitchen and catering assistants?
21/100
AI exposure score (percentile of 365 UK occupations)
Low#90
of 100 large UK occupations (1 = most exposed)
£17,356
median full-time pay (ONS ASHE 2020) · 439,000 employee jobs
Kitchen and catering assistants sits in the low exposure band: its abilities overlap with current AI applications more than about 21% of the 365 UK occupations the Department for Education scored. Lower exposure usually means more of the work depends on physical, practical or in-person abilities that current AI applications do not cover well. It does not mean the job will be untouched by technology.
Underlying scores: AIOE (all AI) -1.01, LLM exposure -0.77 (standardised; 0 is the average occupation). Skill level: Level 1. Pay and job counts are 2020 figures, so use them to compare occupations rather than as current salaries.
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Occupations with similar exposure
- Food, drink and tobacco process operatives (21/100)
- Fire service officers (watch manager and below) (22/100)
- Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. (23/100)
- Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians (18/100)
← #89 Food, drink and tobacco process operatives · #91 Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians →
Source: Department for Education (2023), The impact of AI on UK jobs and training (AIOE scores); ONS ASHE 2020 Table 14. Exposure is not a prediction of job loss. Methodology · Embed this data
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