High Automation Risk
This role has an above-average probability of significant AI or automation disruption. Consider upskilling and monitoring AI tooling in this sector.
Kitchen Porter
👤 For candidates
🤖 Enhance with AI
- ›Use kitchen task apps for better shift coordination
- ›Learn digital food safety monitoring tools
- ›Adopt smart inventory tracking for supplies
📈 Disruption outlook
% risk of significant disruption
🎓 Learn now
📚 For full-time, part-time & evening courses on the Isle of Man, visit University College Isle of Man (UCM)
🏢 For employers
🔄 Alternatives
Automate repetitive dish cleaning tasks
Monitor temperatures and inventory automatically
⚡ Recommendation
🔀 Hybrid approachPhysical tasks persist, but automation can reduce routine workload
Microsoft Copilot & M365
Automate supply and maintenance alerts
Coordinate shift schedules and team updates
Food Preparation Workers
O*NET 35-2021.00
Top Skills
🏢 For Employers
This role scores highly for automation potential. You may want to consider a technological solution - or redesign the role to focus on tasks that benefit from human judgement.
👤 For Candidates
This role is highly automatable. Unless you can augment your work using AI tools, long-term prospects in this area may be limited. Consider building complementary skills that are harder to automate.
Job Description
Automation Risk
This role is highly routine and physical, with many tasks (cleaning, food prep, carrying items) already partially automated in modern kitchens. However, some tasks still require human presence, flexibility, and teamwork, limiting full automation. AI tools can augment coordination and monitoring, but physical and service-oriented aspects resist total substitution.
Task analysis
- Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware.
- Assist cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks and provide needed items.
- Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas.
- Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
- Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.
- Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage.
- Wash, peel, and cut various foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to prepare for cooking or serving.
- Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low.
- Vacuum dining area and sweep and mop kitchen floor.
Occupational Classification
UK Salary Benchmark
Food and beverage service activities · ONS ASHE 2024 annual earnings
👤 For Candidates
AI & future-of-work guidance
🤖 Enhance with AI
- ›Use kitchen task apps for better shift coordination
- ›Learn digital food safety monitoring tools
- ›Adopt smart inventory tracking for supplies
📈 Disruption outlook
% risk of significant disruption
🎓 Learn now
📚 For full-time, part-time & evening courses on the Isle of Man, visit University College Isle of Man (UCM)
🏢 For Employers
Strategic hiring options & technology alternatives
🔄 Alternatives
Automate repetitive dish cleaning tasks
Monitor temperatures and inventory automatically
⚡ Recommendation
🔀 Hybrid approachPhysical tasks persist, but automation can reduce routine workload
Microsoft Copilot & M365
Automate supply and maintenance alerts
Coordinate shift schedules and team updates
Key Skills
Knowledge Areas
O*NET Competency Skills
Alternative Career Paths
Takes on more food preparation and basic cooking responsibilities in a kitchen environment.
Focuses on cleaning and maintaining hygiene standards in hospitality venues.
Handles basic food preparation and customer service in cafeterias or fast food outlets.
Provides table service to customers in restaurants and cafes.
Also Consider
🔥 Hot Technologies
In-demand tools for this occupation (O*NET)
Work Activities
General work activities from O*NET
- Getting Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
- Training and Teaching Others
- Coaching and Developing Others
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
Anthropic Economic Index
Real-world AI adoption data from millions of Claude conversations · Dataset ↗
Observed Claude Usage
0%
of conversations
Classic Auto. Risk
87%
Frey & Osborne
Job Zone
1/5
Little prep
O*NET Median Salary
£19k
US ref. $24k · fx 0.79
Occupational family: Food Preparation and Serving Related
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