Prepare meals in private homes according to employers' recipes or tastes, handling all meals for the family and possibly for other household staff.

“Prepare meals in private homes according to employers' recipes or tastes, handling all meals for the family and possibly for other household staff.” is a core task performed by Cooks, Private Household. Among the occupation's 13 rated tasks, workers place it 9th by importance (#5 most important). About 96% 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.

• Prepare foods or beverages. in Handling and Moving Objects

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

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 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Peel, wash, trim, and cook vegetables and meats, and bake breads and pastries. · importance 4.8
• Cool, package, label, and freeze foods for later consumption and provide instructions for reheating. · importance 4.8
• Plan menus according to employers' needs and diet restrictions. · importance 4.7
• Shop for or order food and kitchen supplies and equipment. · importance 4.7
• Keep records pertaining to menus, finances, and other business-related issues. · importance 4.5
• Stock, organize, and clean kitchens and cooking utensils. · importance 4.4
• Specialize in preparing fancy dishes or food for special diets. · importance 4.1
• Direct the operation and organization of kitchens and all food-related activities, including the presentation and serving of food. · importance 4.1
• Plan and prepare food for parties, holiday meals, luncheons, special functions, and other social events. · importance 3.6
• Create and explore new cuisines. · importance 3.6
• Serve meals and snacks to employing families and their guests. · importance 3.2
• Travel with employers to vacation homes to provide meal preparation at those locations. · importance 2.2

See all tasks on the Cooks, Private Household 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
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-task-9504,
  title  = {Prepare meals in private homes according to employers' recipes or tastes, handling all meals for the family and possibly for other household staff.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-9504}
}