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Bartenders vs Chefs and Head Cooks

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Bartenders and Chefs and Head Cooks on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Bartenders Chefs and Head Cooks
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$33,530
$60,990
Employment · BLS OEWS
745,610
182,320
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
62nd pct
51st pct

At a glance

Dimension Bartenders Chefs and Head Cooks
Median pay $33,530 $60,990
Employment 745,610 182,320
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+5.9%) Growing fast (+7.1%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 129,600 24,400
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 62nd pct Moderate · 51st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 48th pct · 26% of tasks 47th pct · 25% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Automation-leaning (27.4%) Automation-leaning (38.9%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, Oral Expression, Active Listening, Oral Comprehension, English Language, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Information Ordering, Near Vision, Speech Recognition, Education and Training, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Speech Clarity, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Monitoring, Instructing, Complex Problem Solving, Time Management, Written Comprehension, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Selective Attention, Administration and Management, Mathematics, Learning Strategies.

Specific to Bartenders

  • Sales and Marketing
  • Persuasion
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Written Expression
  • Memorization
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Trunk Strength

Specific to Chefs and Head Cooks

  • Food Production
  • Production and Processing
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Originality
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Management of Material Resources

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Web page creation and editing software , Electronic mail software , Data base user interface and query software .

Specific to Bartenders

Specific to Chefs and Head Cooks

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Bartenders or Chefs and Head Cooks — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Bartenders vs Chefs and Head Cooks." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/bartenders-vs-chefs-and-head-cooks

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Singulariki. (2026). Bartenders vs Chefs and Head Cooks. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/bartenders-vs-chefs-and-head-cooks

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Bartenders vs Chefs and Head Cooks},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/bartenders-vs-chefs-and-head-cooks}
}

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