Analyze menus or recipes, standardize recipes, or test new products.

“Analyze menus or recipes, standardize recipes, or test new products.” is a core task performed by Dietetic Technicians. Among the occupation's 13 rated tasks, workers place it 1st by importance (#13 most important). About 88% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.005% share of AI-use records mapped to this task

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Observe and monitor patient food intake and body weight, and report changes, progress, and dietary problems to dietician. · importance 4.7
• Conduct nutritional assessments of individuals, including obtaining and evaluating individuals' dietary histories, to plan nutritional programs. · importance 4.5
• Prepare a major meal, following recipes and determining group food quantities. · importance 4.5
• Supervise food production or service or assist dietitians or nutritionists in food service supervision or planning. · importance 4.5
• Plan menus or diets or guide individuals or families in food selection, preparation, or menu planning, based upon nutritional needs and established guidelines. · importance 4.4
• Determine food and beverage costs and assist in implementing cost control procedures. · importance 4.4
• Develop job specifications, job descriptions, or work schedules. · importance 4.4
• Refer patients to other relevant services to provide continuity of care. · importance 4.2
• Attend interdisciplinary meetings with other health care professionals to discuss patient care. · importance 4.1
• Provide dietitians with assistance researching food, nutrition, or food service systems. · importance 4.0
• Deliver speeches on diet, nutrition, or health to promote healthy eating habits and illness prevention and treatment. · importance 3.9
• Select, schedule, or conduct orientation or in-service education programs. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Dietetic Technicians page.

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

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  title  = {Analyze menus or recipes, standardize recipes, or test new products.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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