# Will AI replace dishwashers? Updated October 2026 Dishwashers score 8 of 100 for AI exposure. 92% of their task time still needs a person. AI speeds up the other 8%. - **8%** AI helps - **92%** Needs a person Low exposure Lower than 98% of the 923 occupations we scored. ## Task by task We graded 13 tasks, listed here from most to least exposed. AI can't do any of them end to end yet. It speeds up 1 and leaves 12 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Receive and store supplies. Invoice checking could use AI; unloading and shelving stay physical. | 20% AI helps | | Clean or prepare various foods for cooking or serving. Hands-on food prep; AI might help only with prep lists. | 12% Needs a person | | Stock supplies, such as food or utensils, in serving stations, cupboards, refrigerators, or salad bars. Physical restocking; AI could only help with reorder planning. | 10% Needs a person | | Maintain kitchen work areas, equipment, or utensils in clean and orderly condition. Physical cleaning of surfaces and equipment requires human scrubbing. | 7% Needs a person | | Prepare and package individual place settings. Assembling place settings is physical work for people. | 6% Needs a person | ## How dishwashers compare All occupations (923) Food preparation and serving (16) **Dishwashers score 8**, marked by the dark line. Each dot is a score, darker where more occupations share it. The short marks show the averages, 37 for all occupations and 25 for food preparation and serving. ## Pay and outlook in the US Median pay $34,810 a year, May 2025 People employed 477,450 in the US, May 2025 Projected change in jobs \-1.0% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Prepare prep lists and reorder sheets in Microsoft Windows - Check supplier invoices against received deliveries line by line - Hand-wash and sanitize pots, pans, and flatware to kitchen standards - Operate commercial dish machines and log sanitizer temperatures - Set up banquet tables and place settings manually - Hold a ServSafe Food Handler certificate for food prep work ## Questions about dishwashers and AI Will dishwashers be replaced by AI? Unlikely. About 1 in 10 working hours go to tasks AI can already do, mostly receiving and storing supplies and planning prep lists. The washing, scrubbing, lifting and shelving that fill most of the shift stay with people because they need hands in a physical kitchen. Which dishwasher tasks is AI taking over? Receiving and storing supplies has the highest exposure score at 20, mostly through checking invoices against delivery paperwork. Cleaning or preparing foods scores 12, where AI might only draft prep lists. Stocking supplies scores 10, with AI limited to reorder planning. Which dishwasher tasks stay human? Sweeping or scrubbing floors and cleaning garbage cans both score 2, the lowest on the list, because they are pure physical work. Transferring supplies and loading trucks score 3, and washing dishes manually or machine scores 5, since lifting and handling need a person on site. How can dishwashers stay valuable? Learn the dish machine and sanitizer log in your kitchen, since managers check those records during inspections. Take the ServSafe Food Handler course to qualify for prep work. Learn invoice checks and reorder sheets in Microsoft Windows spreadsheets so you handle the receiving tasks that AI touches first. ## Related jobs - [Vehicle cleaners13 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/vehicle-cleaners/) - [Laundry workers13 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/laundry-workers/) - [Food preparation workers17 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/food-preparation-workers/) - [Dining room attendants10 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/dining-room-attendants/) ## Next steps for dishwashers - ### Check your job Your job title is a rough guide. Your actual tasks decide your score. Paste your job description or CV and see which of your tasks AI can do. 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