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Clean vehicles or vehicle components

This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.

Part of Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas, under the O*NET work activity group Performing General Physical Activities. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 19 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.Stays human Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
• Clean and polish vehicle windows.Stays human Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
• Keep bus interiors clean for students.Stays human Bus Drivers, School
• Clean and wash rigs, ambulances, or equipment.Stays human Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
• Maintain cleanliness of bus or motor coach.Stays human Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
• Clean school bus interiors by picking up waste, wiping down windows, or vacuuming.Stays human School Bus Monitors
• Rinse objects and place them on drying racks or use cloth, squeegees, or air compressors to dry surfaces.Stays human Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
• Clean trucks or compactor bodies after routes have been completed.Stays human Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
• Clean the plastic work inside cars, using paintbrushes.Stays human Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
• Clean windshields.Stays human Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
• Vacuum and clean interiors, and wash and polish exteriors of automobiles.Stays human Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
• Clean trucks used in the fields.Stays human Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
• Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tank.Stays human Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
• Perform minor vehicle repairs, such as cleaning spark plugs, or take vehicles to mechanics for servicing.Stays human Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
• Perform minor vehicle repairs, such as cleaning spark plugs, or take vehicles to mechanics for servicing.Stays human Taxi Drivers
• Vacuum and clean interiors and wash and polish exteriors of automobiles.Stays human Taxi Drivers

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Inspect and clean cabins, checking for any problems and making sure that cabins are in order.Stays human Flight Attendants
• Scrub, scrape, or spray machine parts, equipment, or vehicles, using scrapers, brushes, clothes, cleaners, disinfectants, insecticides, acid, abrasives, vacuums, or hoses.Stays human Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
• Pre-soak or rinse machine parts, equipment, or vehicles by immersing objects in cleaning solutions or water, manually or using hoists.Stays human Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment