# Dishwashers

> Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.

- **SOC code:** 35-9021.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-35-9021-00
- **Also known as:** Busser, Dishwasher, Kitchen Steward, Steward, Dish Machine Operator (DMO), Dish Room Worker, Dish Runner, Dish Technician (Dish Tech)
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Wash dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, or pans, using dishwashers or by hand.
- Maintain kitchen work areas, equipment, or utensils in clean and orderly condition.
- Place clean dishes, utensils, or cooking equipment in storage areas.
- Sweep or scrub floors.
- Load or unload trucks that deliver or pick up food or supplies.
- Stock supplies, such as food or utensils, in serving stations, cupboards, refrigerators, or salad bars.
- Clean or prepare various foods for cooking or serving.
- Sort and remove trash, placing it in designated pickup areas.
- Transfer supplies or equipment between storage and work areas, by hand or using hand trucks.
- Receive and store supplies.
- Clean garbage cans with water or steam.
- Prepare and package individual place settings.

**Emerging tasks** (O*NET):
- Clean and sanitize the dining area, including tables.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Manual Dexterity _(ability)_
- English Language _(knowledge)_
- Arm-Hand Steadiness _(ability)_
- Trunk Strength _(ability)_
- Extent Flexibility _(ability)_
- Near Vision _(ability)_
- Operation and Control _(transferable_skill)_
- Oral Comprehension _(ability)_
- Information Ordering _(ability)_
- Multilimb Coordination _(ability)_
- Food Production _(knowledge)_
- Coordination _(transferable_skill)_

**Skills in demand:**
- English Language _(Common Skill)_
- Microsoft Windows _(Common Skill)_
- Facebook _(Specialized Skill)_
- Information Ordering _(Specialized Skill)_
- Speech Recognition _(Specialized Skill)_
- Finger Dexterity _(Common Skill)_
- Time Management _(Common Skill)_
- Active Listening _(Common Skill)_
- Social Perceptiveness _(Common Skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(Common Skill)_
- Reading Comprehension _(Common Skill)_
- Learning Strategies _(Specialized Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Facebook _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Windows _(hot technology)_

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 1st percentile (Low) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.):** 3rd percentile (Low) — source: felten_aioe.
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 3rd percentile (Low) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 3rd percentile (Low) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Frey–Osborne (2013, historical computerization estimate):** 62nd percentile — kept separate from current-era studies.
- **Remote-capable (Dingel–Neiman):** no — task structure, not who actually works remote.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 0.2% growth (About average); 76.8k annual openings; 477.7k → 478.6k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median $33,670; 471,670 employed.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS Employment Projections** (2024–2034) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **Microsoft “Working with AI”** (working-with-ai) — Microsoft Research. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE
- **Frey & Osborne (2013)** (frey-osborne-automation) — academic. https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/the-future-of-employment/
- **Dingel & Neiman (2020)** (dingel-neiman-workathome) — academic. https://github.com/jdingel/DingelNeiman-workathome

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-35-9021-00_