Restaurant server, facing AI.

Take an order, read a table and coordinate service.

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Its place among occupations

931 of 1,584

From most to least exposed to software AI.

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Estimated index

47/100

Method and sources

This ranking compares tasks in occupation profiles. It does not predict job losses or describe your actual role.

The assessment

Explore possible uses of software AI, physical tasks and the role of human judgement. The index covers software AI only.

  • Software AI

    3 tasks in this group

    Orders and their transmission involve information processing. Customer clarifications and coordination with the kitchen still need incorporating.

  • Physical tasks

    6 tasks in this group

    Tasks performed in a real place involve physical constraints. This task group does not prove that a robot can carry them out.

  • Human judgement and relationships

    20 tasks in this group

    Welcoming guests, listening and handling unexpected situations build an experience beyond transmitting an order.

These groups help you explore the occupation's tasks. They do not prove that a tool can perform them: working conditions, equipment and responsibilities also matter.

What will still make a difference

Beyond the index, these practical situations can help you reflect on what you bring to work and the skills you want to develop.

In the work itself

Understand the request

Listen to expectations and accurately pass relevant information to the kitchen.

Coordinate service

Adjust delivery and communication to the pace of each table.

Handle a difficulty

Listen to feedback, check what happened and seek an appropriate response.

In how you do it

Keep a critical eye

A terminal can record an order without noticing hesitation. Attention to people and coordination shape service quality.

Connect the tool to context

In your role, notice when you need to understand the request. A useful response depends on available information and what you need to verify.

Tasks in detail

A preview of the occupation’s tasks, arranged in the three groups above. Expand the full list to see everything.

  • Software AI

    3 tasks

    Participer à la gestion des stocks de nourriture et de boissons

    Procéder à l'encaissement

  • Physical tasks

    6 tasks

    Préparer des boissons chaudes ou froides

    Préparer, assembler des plats simples

    Veiller à la présentation soignée des plats

    The robotics potential of these tasks has not been assessed. Their inclusion here does not mean a robot can perform them.

  • Human judgement and relationships

    20 tasks

    Accueillir le client et l'installer

    Conseiller le client dans ses choix de boissons ou plats selon ses goûts

    Effectuer le service des plats à table

An assessment alone is not enough to move forward

Jobiwan does not decide for you: your coach helps you connect this analysis with your experience, identify what sets you apart and test it in the real world.

  1. Start with your reality

    Your own situations, compared with the occupation’s assessment.

  2. Identify what sets you apart

    What matters to you, already a strength or something to develop, never a score.

  3. Test it in the real world

    A concrete first step chosen with your coach, followed by feedback a few days later.

A few days later

Your coach checks back to ask what that first step changed, in a conversation at your pace.

Jobiwan does more than give you an assessment of your occupation: it helps you understand what it means for you.

That is the occupation on paper. What about your daily work?

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