Remove debris from work sites.

Remove debris from work sites. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 4 occupations and seen in 7 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Dispose of waste or debris. 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 7 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.

• Examine roadway and clear obstructions from the path of travel. · Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal. · Tree Trimmers and Pruners · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs. · Tree Trimmers and Pruners · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes, or other tools. · Tree Trimmers and Pruners · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles. · Tree Trimmers and Pruners · importance 3.7 · no direct exposure
• Rake, mulch, and compost leaves. · Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure
• Mow or trim lawns or shrubbery, using mowers or hand or power trimmers, and clear debris from grounds. · Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · importance 3.1 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
• Tree Trimmers and Pruners
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
• Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

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-remove-debris-from-work-sites,
  title  = {Remove debris from work sites.},
  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/remove-debris-from-work-sites}
}