Dishwashers
Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.
477,450 people do this job in the US. $34,810 a year.
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Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 0%. Today's estimate: 0%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 13 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wash dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, or pans, using dishwashers or by hand.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 20% | 25 min8 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Maintain kitchen work areas, equipment, or utensils in clean and orderly condition.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 17% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Sweep or scrub floors.Done daily by most who do it. | 10% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Place clean dishes, utensils, or cooking equipment in storage areas.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 13 min4 min to 29 min | Stays with people | |
| Clean or prepare various foods for cooking or serving.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 9% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Stock supplies, such as food or utensils, in serving stations, cupboards, refrigerators, or salad bars.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 21 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Prepare and package individual place settings.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 5% | 25 min8 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Sort and remove trash, placing it in designated pickup areas.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 17 min8 min to 33 min | Stays with people | |
| Transfer supplies or equipment between storage and work areas, by hand or using hand trucks.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 21 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Set up banquet tables.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min17 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Receive and store supplies.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 33 min17 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Clean garbage cans with water or steam.Done daily by most who do it. | 2% | 21 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment3% now, 3% by 2028
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers2% now, 2% by 2028
- Food Preparation Workers3% now, 3% by 2028
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers0% now, 0% by 2028
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners0% now, 0% by 2028
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant10% now, 10% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).