Clean tools or equipment.

Clean tools or equipment. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 9 occupations and seen in 10 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 9 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 and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments. · Barbers · importance 4.9 · no direct exposure
• Clean and sanitize tools and work environment. · Manicurists and Pedicurists · importance 4.8 · 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
• Sanitize toys and play equipment. · Childcare Workers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Clean and disinfect surgical equipment. · Animal Caretakers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas. · Childcare Workers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Clean and drive funeral vehicles, such as cars or hearses, in funeral processions. · Funeral Attendants · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Clean sporting equipment, vehicles, rides, booths, facilities, or grounds. · Amusement and Recreation Attendants · importance 3.6 · no direct exposure
• Clean supplies such as makeup brushes. · 39-5091.00

Occupations that perform this

• Skincare Specialists
• Barbers
• Manicurists and Pedicurists
• Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
• Childcare Workers
• Animal Caretakers
• Funeral Attendants
• Amusement and Recreation Attendants
• 39-5091.00

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.

@misc{singulariki-clean-tools-or-equipment,
  title  = {Clean tools or equipment.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/clean-tools-or-equipment}
}