Clean facilities or work areas.
Detailed work activity
Clean facilities or work areas. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 29 occupations and seen in 29 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas. in Performing General Physical Activities .
Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.
AI exposure
Of the 28 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).
Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.
Member tasks
Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.
- Sterilize equipment and clean work areas. · Skincare Specialists · importance 5.0 · no direct exposure
- Clean work stations and sweep floors. · Barbers · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
- Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools, such as scissors and combs. · Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
- Maintain clean lobbies or entrance areas for travelers or guests. · Baggage Porters and Bellhops · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
- Do facility laundry and clean, organize, maintain, and disinfect animal quarters, such as pens and stables, and equipment, such as saddles and bridles. · Animal Caretakers · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
- Feed or exercise animals or provide other general care, such as cleaning or maintaining holding or performance areas. · Animal Trainers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
- Perform serving, cleaning, or stocking duties in establishments, such as cafeterias or dining rooms, to facilitate customer service. · Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
- Clean engine parts and keep engine rooms clean. · Ship Engineers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
- Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants. · Conveyor Operators and Tenders · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
- Clean and maintain machinery, equipment, and work areas to ensure proper functioning and safe working conditions. · Machine Feeders and Offbearers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Clean facilities such as floors or locker rooms. · Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Clean parking areas, offices, restrooms, or equipment, and remove trash. · Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Clean facilities. · Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Clean classrooms. · Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Clean funeral parlors or chapels. · Funeral Attendants · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
- Clean funeral home facilities and grounds. · Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools. · Packers and Packagers, Hand · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Perform general cleaning duties in the store to ensure the shop is clean and tidy. · Floral Designers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
- Keep parking areas clean and orderly to ensure that space usage is maximized. · Parking Attendants · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
- Handle slides, mud, or pit cleanings or maintenance. · Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Clean and tidy hotel lounge. · Concierges · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
- Clean sporting equipment, vehicles, rides, booths, facilities, or grounds. · Amusement and Recreation Attendants · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Sweep, shovel, or vacuum loose debris or salvageable scrap into containers and remove containers from work areas. · Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Maintain each station by performing general housekeeping duties such as painting, washing, and cleaning. · Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
- Perform maintenance duties, such as sweeping, painting, and yard work to keep facilities clean and in order. · Bridge and Lock Tenders · importance 3.5 · no direct exposure
- Clean laboratory facilities. · Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
- Clean classrooms. · Teaching Assistants, Special Education · importance 3.3 · no direct exposure
- Clean the crematorium, including tables, floors, and equipment. · Crematory Operators · no direct exposure
- Clean work areas. · 51-9023.00
Occupations that perform this
- Skincare Specialists
- Barbers
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops
- Animal Caretakers
- Animal Trainers
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
- Ship Engineers
- Conveyor Operators and Tenders
- Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants
- Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers
- Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
- Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
- Funeral Attendants
- Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
- Floral Designers
- Packers and Packagers, Hand
- Parking Attendants
- Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
- Concierges
- Amusement and Recreation Attendants
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
- Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
- Bridge and Lock Tenders
- Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
- Teaching Assistants, Special Education
- Crematory Operators
- 51-9023.00
Sources for this page
Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Clean facilities or work areas.." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/clean-facilities-or-work-areas
Singulariki. (2026). Clean facilities or work areas.. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/clean-facilities-or-work-areas
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