AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 35-2013.00
Will AI replace Cooks, Private Household?
Cooks, Private Household: AI can already handle 2 of 13 tasks; most of the work is hands-on, and the part AI can address mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 13 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Cooks, Private Household, from most to least exposed. 2 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cool, package, label, and freeze foods for later consumption and provide instructions for reheating. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Plan menus according to employers' needs and diet restrictions. | Observed | Frontier | |
| Plan and prepare food for parties, holiday meals, luncheons, special functions, and other social events. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Create and explore new cuisines. | Observed | Standard | |
| Shop for or order food and kitchen supplies and equipment. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Keep records pertaining to menus, finances, and other business-related issues. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Specialize in preparing fancy dishes or food for special diets. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Direct the operation and organization of kitchens and all food-related activities, including the presentation and serving of food. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Travel with employers to vacation homes to provide meal preparation at those locations. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Peel, wash, trim, and cook vegetables and meats, and bake breads and pastries. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Prepare meals in private homes according to employers' recipes or tastes, handling all meals for the family and possibly for other household staff. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Stock, organize, and clean kitchens and cooking utensils. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Serve meals and snacks to employing families and their guests. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 2 of 13 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 11 of 13. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 31% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 31% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 69% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 1,100
- Median annual wage
- $47,940
- Middle half of earners
- $40,630 to $55,450
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +5.1%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Chefs and Head Cooks 71% skill overlap, about 10 months to move Exposure23
- Cooks, Restaurant 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure20
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 64% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure22
- Cooks, Fast Food 60% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure21
- Cooks, Short Order 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure17
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Cooks, Private Household and AI
Will AI replace Cooks, Private Household?
AI already handles 2 of the 13 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 29 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +5.1% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Cooks, Private Household?
29 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 2 of the 13 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 11 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Cooks, Private Household tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Cool, package, label, and freeze foods for later consumption and provide instructions for reheating; Plan menus according to employers' needs and diet restrictions. They are the tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 31% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 69% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Cooks, Private Household, and what do they earn?
1,100 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $47,940 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +5.1% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Cooks, Private Household. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/cooks-private-household
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