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Will AI replace chefs?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting chefs. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 107 live chefs openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, almost no current chefs openings ask for AI skills yet. The work is changing, not going away.
107live openings
0%ask for AI skills
5%remote
9companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
Employers still ask most for: Chef, Communication, Cooking, Monday.com, Microsoft Office, US export controls — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| 3. Not on Website | 80 |
| DIG INN Restaurant Teams | 9 |
| SpaceX | 8 |
| xAI | 5 |
| Long Meadow Ranch and Farmstead | 1 |
| Mather Place | 1 |