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Bartenders vs Cooks, Short Order

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Bartenders and Cooks, Short Order 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 Cooks, Short Order
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$33,530
$35,620
Employment · BLS OEWS
745,610
150,420
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
62nd pct
47th pct

At a glance

Dimension Bartenders Cooks, Short Order
Median pay $33,530 $35,620
Employment 745,610 150,420
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+5.9%) Declining (-5.6%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 129,600 20,600
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 62nd pct Moderate · 47th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 48th pct · 26% of tasks 29th pct · 18% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Automation-leaning (27.4%) Automation-leaning (31.8%)
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, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Speech Clarity, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Time Management, Written Comprehension, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Memorization, Selective Attention, Finger Dexterity, Trunk Strength, Auditory Attention.

Specific to Bartenders

  • Education and Training
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Persuasion
  • Active Learning
  • Instructing
  • Written Expression
  • Administration and Management
  • Public Safety and Security

Specific to Cooks, Short Order

  • Food Production
  • Time Sharing
  • Control Precision
  • Category Flexibility
  • Far Vision
  • Extent Flexibility
  • Visual Color Discrimination
  • Judgment and Decision Making

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: Point of sale POS software .

Specific to Bartenders

Specific to Cooks, Short Order

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Bartenders or Cooks, Short Order — 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 Cooks, Short Order." 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-cooks-short-order

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Bartenders vs Cooks, Short Order. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/bartenders-vs-cooks-short-order

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-bartenders-vs-cooks-short-order,
  title  = {Bartenders vs Cooks, Short Order},
  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-cooks-short-order}
}

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