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What can dishwashers switch to?

The closest match is sewing machine operators, paying about 5% more at the median. 13 jobs in all use similar skills with less of the shift touched by AI or robots.

Time card for sewing machine operators: 19m of an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsTime card: Sewing Machine Operators →

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What can dishwashers switch to? AI or robots touch about 3h 56m of a typical 8-hour shift for dishwashers, nearly all of it on tasks AI or robots have done on their own somewhere. The jobs below use many of the same skills, and less of their day is touched today. The closest fit is sewing machine operators: 19m touched, with median pay 5% higher.

Matches come from O*NET's ratings of the skills, knowledge and work activities each job uses. "To build up" lists the skills each option rates as clearly more important than dishwashers do today. "Touched" is time on tasks with documented AI use or robots working in real workplaces. Treat these as starting points: pay, openings and requirements differ by state.

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  1. Sewing Machine OperatorsVery close skills · 19m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $37k · -15.1% by 2035 · little or no preparationShared skills: Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, RepairingTo build up: Monitoring
  2. Helpers for Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco MasonsVery close skills · 26m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $40k · +1.5% by 2035 · little or no preparationShared skills: Equipment Maintenance, RepairingTo build up: Speaking
  3. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersVery close skills · 58m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $35k · +4.3% by 2035 · little or no preparationShared skills: Operation and Control, Repairing, Equipment MaintenanceTo build up: Monitoring
  4. Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related MaterialsVery close skills · 40m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $35k · -15.7% by 2035 · little or no preparationShared skills: Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, RepairingNo big skill gaps
  5. Maids and Housekeeping CleanersVery close skills · 1h 51m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $36k · +0.6% by 2035 · little or no preparationShared skills: Troubleshooting, InstallationTo build up: Service Orientation
  6. Hand Cutters and TrimmersVery close skills · 37m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $38k · -18.9% by 2035 · little or no preparationShared skills: Operation and ControlNo big skill gaps
  7. Fast Food CooksClose skills · 2h 13m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $31k · +0.6% by 2035 · little or no preparationShared skills: Installation, Operation and ControlTo build up: Service Orientation
  8. Quarry Rock SplittersClose skills · 0m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $49k · +5.8% by 2035 · little or no preparationShared skills: Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, RepairingTo build up: Operations Monitoring

With more training

  1. Restaurant CooksVery close skills · 7m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $37k · +12.1% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Operation and ControlTo build up: Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring
  2. Slaughterers and Meat PackersVery close skills · 1h 37m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $40k · +2% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Troubleshooting, Operation and ControlNo big skill gaps
  3. Helpers for Production WorkersVery close skills · 2h 55m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $39k · -8.2% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, RepairingNo big skill gaps
  4. Food Preparation WorkersVery close skills · 49m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $35k · -3% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Troubleshooting, Quality Control AnalysisTo build up: Service Orientation
  5. Machine Feeders and OffbearersClose skills · 3h 26m touched (vs 3h 56m) · $41k · -13.1% by 2035 · high school diploma, some trainingShared skills: Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, RepairingTo build up: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring

Before you switch

See the full time card for dishwashers first: many tasks there still need a person, and learning AI tools for the rest can be its own way forward. For pay where you live, open any job above and pick your state.