AI Career Radar

Dishwashers

Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.

AI exposure25 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation15
Freedom to set tasks60
Repeating the same tasks22
$34,810Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-1%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
33Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
41
Speaking
63
38
Critical Thinking
63
38
Monitoring
63
38
Judgment and Decision Making
63
31
Coordination
62
44
Active Learning
62
22
Complex Problem Solving
62
22
Time Management
61
41
Reading Comprehension
61
25
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
38
Writing
60
19
Learning Strategies
58
25
Instructing
58
25
Systems Analysis
57
22
Service Orientation
56
28
Systems Evaluation
56
22
Persuasion
54
22
Mathematics
53
13
Negotiation
52
22
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
22
Operations Analysis
49
0
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
35
Equipment Maintenance
47
25
Troubleshooting
47
25
Equipment Selection
47
13
Management of Financial Resources
47
13
Management of Material Resources
47
13
Technology Design
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
38
Repairing
46
22
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
47

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

#1TapersSkilled Trades
77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,270
10-yr growth
-1.6%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low
76/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
44%
Retraining
High

Skills to build: Installation, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension

#3PaperhangersSkilled Trades
74/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$52,140
10-yr growth
+4.3%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Speaking, Active Listening, Coordination

#6Rock Splitters, QuarrySkilled Trades
73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$48,740
10-yr growth
+5.8%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Operation and Control

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Dishwashers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.