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The AI Parity Index0.1%Tasks measured1 of 18,796Unemployment4.1% · Aug 2026Payrolls+162K m/m · Aug 2026159.1M employedJob openings7.1M · Aug 20260.3M vs Jul 2026Wages$37.75/h avg · Aug 2026+3.1% y/yProductivity+1.4% q/q ann. · Q2 2026Inflation+3.4% y/y · Aug 2026Next upSoftware Developers · 16 more tasksNext releaseQ4 2026
The AI Parity Index0.1%Tasks measured1 of 18,796Unemployment4.1% · Aug 2026Payrolls+162K m/m · Aug 2026159.1M employedJob openings7.1M · Aug 20260.3M vs Jul 2026Wages$37.75/h avg · Aug 2026+3.1% y/yProductivity+1.4% q/q ann. · Q2 2026Inflation+3.4% y/y · Aug 2026Next upSoftware Developers · 16 more tasksNext releaseQ4 2026
THE AI PARITY INDEX
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Index›Food Preparation and Serving Related›Waiters and Waitresses

Waiters and Waitresses

Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons at tables in dining establishment.

US jobs

2.3M

Avg. wage

$19/h

GDP output/y

$254B

Tasks

25

AI Parity

4%

Related occupationsDining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · Bartenders · Fast Food and Counter Workers · Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · Baristas · Food Preparation Workers · Food Service Managers

Tasks

HumanBest AI
#Task ↕O*NET 30.1 · DOLOutput/y ▾est. · BEA + BLSVerification method ↕est. · rubric v1Qualitymeasured baselineConfigurationverified runsQualitysame testvs human× output · − pts
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O*NET-SOC 35-3031.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025

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