Some of those jobs will be probably transitory and some are not worth doing in the u.s. even at minimum wage.
There's a lot of automation going on in agriculture[1].
Regarding maids: Roomba's and alike might be starting to become popular in india[2].
Regarding a driver: The average wage for a taxi driver in the u.s. is $12. Not that far from minimum wage[3].
Regarding a cook: I suspect that , a least at current wages cooks make(and even at minimum wages), it's more economically and varied to order food than to have a cook.
There's a lot of automation going on in agriculture[1].
Regarding maids: Roomba's and alike might be starting to become popular in india[2].
Regarding a driver: The average wage for a taxi driver in the u.s. is $12. Not that far from minimum wage[3].
Regarding a cook: I suspect that , a least at current wages cooks make(and even at minimum wages), it's more economically and varied to order food than to have a cook.
[1]last paragraph , http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21567202-...
[2]http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22/peopl...
[3]http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes533041.htm