UK AI Job-Risk Index · SOC 2010 9132
Ranks #280 of 293 for AI exposure (1 = most exposed)
How exposed to AI are industrial cleaning process occupations?
6/100
AI exposure score (percentile of 365 UK occupations)
Very low#280
of 293 UK occupations (1 = most exposed)
£20,406
median full-time pay (ONS ASHE 2020) · 14,000 employee jobs
Industrial cleaning process occupations sits in the very low exposure band: its abilities overlap with current AI applications more than about 6% of the 365 UK occupations the Department for Education scored. Lower exposure usually means more of the work depends on physical, practical or in-person abilities that current AI applications do not cover well. It does not mean the job will be untouched by technology.
Underlying scores: AIOE (all AI) -1.52, LLM exposure -1.51 (standardised; 0 is the average occupation). Skill level: Level 1. Pay and job counts are 2020 figures, so use them to compare occupations rather than as current salaries.
Job titles in this occupation
Titles the ONS SOC 2010 coding index places in unit group 9132 (30 of 67 shown). If your job title is here, this page uses the right figures for you.
emptier · jet man · roofman · drainman · hygienist · box washer · gulley man · jar washer · keg washer · pot washer · bag cleaner · cask washer · drum washer · jet cleaner · vat cleaner · book cleaner · boot cleaner · card cleaner · cask cleaner · drum cleaner · lamp cleaner · lens cleaner · line cleaner · loco cleaner · pipe cleaner · sack cleaner · tank cleaner · ware cleaner · barrel washer · bogie cleaner
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Lower-risk related jobs
Occupations in the same SOC 2010 sub-major group with a lower AI exposure score, highest-paid first. Pay difference is against £20,406 (ONS ASHE 2020 median, full-time). Switching usually needs retraining; this is a starting point, not advice.
| Occupation | Exposure | Median pay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary construction occupations | 1/100 | £24,189 | +£3,783 |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 5/100 | £22,385 | +£1,979 |
| Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers | 4/100 | £20,257 | −£149 |
Occupations with similar exposure
- Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters (5/100)
- Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. (5/100)
- Road construction operatives (5/100)
- Street cleaners (6/100)
← #279 Street cleaners · #281 Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters →
Source: Department for Education (2023), The impact of AI on UK jobs and training (AIOE scores); ONS ASHE 2020 Table 14; job titles from the ONS SOC 2010 coding index (v7). Exposure is not a prediction of job loss. Methodology · Embed this data
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