Time left: 4 years and 8 months · Group: Production
The official job description
Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets. Includes spotters and dyers of these articles.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What laundry and dry-cleaning workers do all day (for now)
Receive and mark articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code numbers or names, using hand or machine markers.
Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives.
Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them.
Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.
Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading.
Mix and add detergents, dyes, bleaches, starches, and other solutions and chemicals to clean, color, dry, or stiffen articles.
Also known as
Assorter, Bag Hanger, Bag Washer, Benzene Washer, Benzene Worker, Blanket Washer, Box Storage Worker, Bundle Breaker
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace laundry and dry-cleaning workers?
Oh, absolutely. By my count you have 4 years and 8 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces laundry and dry-cleaning workers?
4 years and 8 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which laundry and dry-cleaning workers tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: receive and mark articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code numbers or names, using hand or machine markers. The rest follows.