As of June 2026, Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers has an AI-exposure score of 35/100 (Low exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

35/100
Low exposure
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More exposed than 4% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$33,980. About 99,600 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.

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How you compare to similar Food Service roles

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers (you)
35
Cooks, Fast Food
38
Bartenders
41
Food Preparation Workers
41
Cooks, Private Household
41
Waiters and Waitresses
41
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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable

No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as durable (100%).

Augmentable

No augmentable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as durable (100%).

Durable
  • Greet and seat customers.
  • Garnish foods and position them on tables to make them visible and accessible.
  • Maintain adequate supplies of items, such as clean linens, silverware, glassware, dishes, or trays.
  • Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchens for cleaning.
  • Wash glasses or other serving equipment at bars.
  • Clean up spilled food or drink or broken dishes and remove empty bottles and trash.
  • Carry food, dishes, trays, or silverware from kitchens or supply departments to serving counters.
  • Carry linens to or from laundry areas.
  • Clean and polish counters, shelves, walls, furniture, or equipment in food service areas or other areas of restaurants and mop or vacuum floors.
  • Carry trays from food counters to tables for cafeteria patrons.
  • Perform serving, cleaning, or stocking duties in establishments, such as cafeterias or dining rooms, to facilitate customer service.
  • Locate items requested by customers.
  • Fill beverage or ice dispensers.
  • Stock cabinets or serving areas with condiments and refill condiment containers.
  • Replenish supplies of food or equipment at steam tables or service bars.
  • Set tables with clean linens, condiments, or other supplies.
  • Wipe tables or seats with dampened cloths or replace dirty tablecloths.
  • Run cash registers.
  • Serve food to customers when waiters or waitresses need assistance.
  • Serve ice water, coffee, rolls, or butter to patrons.

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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)

New York: US$36,740California: US$36,010Texas: US$21,550

Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$33,980. More states are being added.

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