Move heavy furniture, equipment, or supplies, either manually or with hand trucks.

“Move heavy furniture, equipment, or supplies, either manually or with hand trucks.” is a core task performed by Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Among the occupation's 23 rated tasks, workers place it 8th by importance (#16 most important). About 83% 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.

• Move materials, equipment, or supplies. 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

• Service, clean, or supply restrooms. · importance 4.2
• Gather and empty trash. · importance 4.2
• Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming. · importance 4.2
• Monitor building security and safety by performing tasks such as locking doors after operating hours or checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created. · importance 4.2
• Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems. · importance 4.2
• Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures. · importance 4.2
• Mix water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications. · importance 4.0
• Clean windows, glass partitions, or mirrors, using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, or squeegees. · importance 3.8
• Requisition supplies or equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties. · importance 3.7
• Dust furniture, walls, machines, or equipment. · importance 3.7
• Strip, seal, finish, and polish floors. · importance 3.7
• Remove snow from sidewalks, driveways, or parking areas, using snowplows, snow blowers, or snow shovels, or spread snow-melting chemicals. · importance 3.5
• Make adjustments or minor repairs to heating, cooling, ventilating, plumbing, or electrical systems. · importance 3.5
• Clean and polish furniture and fixtures. · importance 3.5

See all tasks on the Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 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  = {Move heavy furniture, equipment, or supplies, either manually or with hand trucks.},
  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-9551}
}