Prepare and package individual place settings.

“Prepare and package individual place settings.” is a supplemental task performed by Dishwashers. Among the occupation's 13 rated tasks, workers place it 2nd by importance (#12 most important). About 64% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Package objects. in Handling and Moving Objects

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Wash dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, or pans, using dishwashers or by hand. · importance 4.5
• Maintain kitchen work areas, equipment, or utensils in clean and orderly condition. · importance 4.4
• Place clean dishes, utensils, or cooking equipment in storage areas. · importance 4.3
• Sweep or scrub floors. · importance 4.2
• Load or unload trucks that deliver or pick up food or supplies. · importance 4.0
• Stock supplies, such as food or utensils, in serving stations, cupboards, refrigerators, or salad bars. · importance 3.9
• Clean or prepare various foods for cooking or serving. · importance 3.8
• Sort and remove trash, placing it in designated pickup areas. · importance 3.8
• Transfer supplies or equipment between storage and work areas, by hand or using hand trucks. · importance 3.7
• Receive and store supplies. · importance 3.6
• Clean garbage cans with water or steam. · importance 3.6
• Set up banquet tables. · importance 3.2

See all tasks on the Dishwashers page.

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-task-11197,
  title  = {Prepare and package individual place settings.},
  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/tasks/task-11197}
}