Baristas
Prepare or serve specialty coffee or other beverages. Serve food such as baked goods or sandwiches to patrons.
$31,200 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 12%
- 0%
- 88%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 10%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 12%. Today's estimate: 12%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 19 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean or sanitize work areas, utensils, or equipment.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 15% | 13 min4 min to 33 min | Stays with people | |
| Demonstrate the use of retail equipment, such as espresso machines.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 13 min4 min to 29 min | Stays with people | |
| Set up or restock product displays.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 21 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Clean service or seating areas.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 9% | 13 min4 min to 29 min | Stays with people | |
| Order, receive, or stock supplies or retail products.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 8% | 25 min8 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Stock customer service stations with paper products or beverage preparation items.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 8% | 13 min4 min to 21 min | Stays with people | |
| Wrap, label, or date food items for sale.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | Stays with people | |
| Prepare or serve menu items, such as sandwiches or salads.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 7 min3 min to 13 min | Stays with people | |
| Prepare or serve hot or cold beverages, such as coffee, espresso drinks, blended coffees, or teas.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 4 min3 min to 8 min | Stays with people | |
| Weigh, grind, or pack coffee beans for customers.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 7 min3 min to 17 min | Stays with people | |
| Receive and process customer payments.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 3 min2 min to 4 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Take out garbage.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 3% | 6 min3 min to 13 min | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.