Inspect restrooms for cleanliness and availability of supplies, and clean restrooms when necessary.

“Inspect restrooms for cleanliness and availability of supplies, and clean restrooms when necessary.” is a core task performed by Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Among the occupation's 22 rated tasks, workers place it 12th by importance (#11 most important). About 74% 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.

• Inspect facilities or equipment. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

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

• Provide guests with menus. · importance 4.8
• Greet guests and seat them at tables or in waiting areas. · importance 4.7
• Maintain contact with kitchen staff, management, serving staff, and customers to ensure that dining details are handled properly and customers' concerns are addressed. · importance 4.6
• Assign patrons to tables suitable for their needs and according to rotation so that servers receive an appropriate number of seatings. · importance 4.4
• Speak with patrons to ensure satisfaction with food and service, to respond to complaints, or to make conversation. · importance 4.3
• Inspect dining and serving areas to ensure cleanliness and proper setup. · importance 4.3
• Operate cash registers to accept payments for food and beverages. · importance 4.3
• Supervise and coordinate activities of dining room staff to ensure that patrons receive prompt and courteous service. · importance 4.3
• Answer telephone calls and respond to inquiries or transfer calls. · importance 4.3
• Assist other restaurant workers by serving food and beverages, or by bussing tables. · importance 4.2
• Direct patrons to coatrooms and waiting areas, such as lounges. · importance 4.2
• Prepare cash receipts after establishments close, and make bank deposits. · importance 4.1
• Take and prepare to-go orders. · importance 4.1
• Inform patrons of establishment specialties and features. · importance 3.9

See all tasks on the Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 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-18753,
  title  = {Inspect restrooms for cleanliness and availability of supplies, and clean restrooms when necessary.},
  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-18753}
}