Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.

“Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.” is a core task performed by Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters. Among the occupation's 15 rated tasks, workers place it 7th by importance (#9 most important). About 84% 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.

• Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas. in Performing General Physical Activities

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

• Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas. · importance 4.5
• Erect scaffolding or other installation structures. · importance 4.3
• Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters. · importance 4.3
• Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements. · importance 4.2
• Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces. · importance 4.2
• Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment. · importance 4.2
• Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences. · importance 4.1
• Arrange or store materials, machines, tools, or equipment. · importance 4.0
• Move or position materials such as marble slabs, using cranes, hoists, or dollies. · importance 3.9
• Remove excess grout or residue from tile or brick joints, using sponges or trowels. · importance 3.8
• Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels. · importance 3.6
• Apply caulk, sealants, or other agents to installed surfaces. · importance 3.6
• Remove damaged tile, brick, or mortar, and clean or prepare surfaces, using pliers, hammers, chisels, drills, wire brushes, or metal wire anchors. · importance 3.5
• Correct surface imperfections or fill chipped, cracked, or broken bricks or tiles, using fillers, adhesives, or grouting materials. · importance 3.5

See all tasks on the Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 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.

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  title  = {Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.},
  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-13605}
}