C

Moderate AI Risk (43–48%)

Industry occupation-mix grade — shared by every Retail-Eating Places employer tracked

BLS + SEC data Retail-Eating Places Industry AI-risk grade C

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc

Workforce AI-exposure profile for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc: industry grade C (45.5/100), plus SEC headcount and BLS occupation mix.

CMG Retail-Eating Places SIC 5812
Industry AI Displacement Exposure
45.5/100 C

Weighted average O*NET AI exposure score for this industry's occupation mix

Workforce Size
N/A
Not reported in XBRL filings
Industry Classification
Retail-Eating Places
SIC Code: 5812
NAICS Sector: 44-45
The verdict

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's workforce carries a grade C AI-risk profile (45.5% weighted exposure), 3.6 points above the 41.9% average across 1,965 tracked employers. That is broadly typical of the industries tracked here; it describes the industry, not this company's own staffing.

45.5%
AI exposure
C
Risk grade
44-45
NAICS sector the grade comes from

Where Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc sits among tracked employers

Industry occupation-mix AI exposure across the 1,965 public employers tracked. The marker is Retail-Eating Places's value, which every employer we track in that sector shares — it is not a measurement of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc specifically.

Where Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's industry AI exposure sits

Industry occupation-mix AI exposure across tracked public employers

45.5% Around the middle lower than 29% of 1,965 employers

Employers, banded by industry AI-exposure mix

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more employers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source O*NET / PlainWorkforce employer industry mix · 2026-05-15

AI Displacement Risk Analysis

Companies in Retail-Eating Places sit in a mid industry AI-exposure band. Some roles will be augmented, while core work still needs judgment, creativity, or complex problem-solving.

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Industry exposure standing

Signature: 45.5/100 (grade C) · industry AI-exposure score (corpus extremity among disclosed peers)

As of May 2026, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc sits near the middle on both disclosed headcount and three-year change. Industry grade C (45.5/100) is shared by every tracked employer in Retail-Eating Places. As of May 2026, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG) has no XBRL headcount on file. Industry grade C (45.5/100) from Retail-Eating Places is the primary measurable signal here.

SIC 5812 · NAICS 44-45 · 6 estimated roles; largest share First-line supervisors of retail sales workers · sources SEC EDGAR · O*NET 30.0 · BLS industry-occupation distributions.

Estimated Workforce Occupation Mix (Industry Average)

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc does not publish its own occupation breakdown, so this reflects the typical occupation mix for other employers in Retail-Eating Places (BLS industry-occupation employment distributions), not company-specific data. AI exposure scores from O*NET Database 30.0.

Occupation Est. Workforce Share AI Exposure
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
SOC 41-1011
45%
45%
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks
SOC 43-5071
25%
60%
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
SOC 35-9099
12%
35%
Funeral home managers
SOC 11-9171
8%
38%
Security and fire alarm systems installers
SOC 49-2098
5%
26%
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
SOC 53-7071
5%
38%

For task-level context on high-exposure mixes, see how AI affects different job types.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the AI risk grade for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's industry?

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG) maps to Retail-Eating Places, whose occupation mix is in the upper third of industry AI exposure here (grade C, 45.5/100). Every tracked employer in that sector shares the same grade - it describes the industry mix, not Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's own roster. Companies in Retail-Eating Places sit in a mid industry AI-exposure band. Some roles will be augmented, while core work still needs judgment, creativity, or complex problem-solving.

How is the AI risk score calculated?

The score uses the company's primary industry (SIC 5812: Retail-Eating Places), mapped to BLS occupational employment shares. Each occupation gets an O*NET task-level AI exposure weight; the industry mix is the weighted average. 0 = no exposure; 100 = maximum.

Which occupations at Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc face the most AI risk?

Largest estimated shares in the Retail-Eating Places mix: First-line supervisors of retail sales workers (45% AI exposure); Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks (60% AI exposure); Food preparation and serving related workers, all other (35% AI exposure). Treat these as industry-typical roles, not Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's published org chart.

How many employees does Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc have?

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc does not disclose employee count in recent XBRL filings. Check the latest 10-K or annual report for a current figure.

Has Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc had layoffs?

WARN Act layoff notices for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc are published by state labor agencies and the U.S. Department of Labor when a covered mass layoff hits the 100-worker threshold. Many quieter workforce changes never appear in WARN.

What industry is Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc in?

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc is classified under SIC 5812 (Retail-Eating Places), mapping to NAICS sector 44-45. That classification selects the BLS occupation mix behind the AI exposure grade.

What to do with this

Use Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's risk profile above to plan next steps, not just react to the grade.

AI risk scores are estimates based on industry-level occupation distributions and may not reflect individual employer hiring practices; this is not financial advice.

AI risk scores are estimates based on industry-level occupation distributions and may not reflect individual employer hiring practices. Data sources: SEC EDGAR (company SIC codes) · O*NET Database 30.0 (AI exposure scores) · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034. This is not financial advice.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWorkforce