Street and related service workers
An AI agent can at least partly carry out 8.3% of the task time of street and related service workers, and finish 0.0% alone. The barrier that holds most of the rest back is access to the systems the work runs on.
371st of 433 · interval 0.0–25.0
201st of 433 · interval 0.0–0.0
365th of 433 · interval 6.1–24.1
task statements rated by two models and weighted by importance and frequency. World employment: 1.4 million.
How the tasks rate
What stops the agent
Share of task weight flagged by each barrier; a task can carry several.
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Sonnet · Haiku | Barriers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean the crematorium, including tables, floors, and equipment.Crematory Operators · supplemental task | 8.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 1.1 h | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Document divided remains to ensure parts are not misplaced.Crematory Operators · supplemental task | 8.3% | L1 | L1L2 | 30% | 18 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Embalm, dress, or otherwise prepare the deceased for viewing.Crematory Operators · supplemental task | 8.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 2.0 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Explain the cremation process to family or friends of the deceased.Crematory Operators · supplemental task | 8.3% | L1 | L1L2 | 35% | 20 min | Trust and care |
| Offer counsel and comfort to bereaved families or friends.Crematory Operators · supplemental task | 8.3% | L1 | L1L2 | 20% | 25 min | Physical presence, Trust and care |
| Pick up and handle human or pet remains in a respectful manner.Crematory Operators · supplemental task | 8.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 30 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Place corpses into crematory machines to reduce remains to bone fragments using flame, heat, or alkaline hydrolysis.Crematory Operators · supplemental task | 8.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 18 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Pulverize remaining bone fragments into smaller pieces, using specialized equipment, such as a cremulator or grinder.Crematory Operators · supplemental task | 8.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 2% | 15 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Read documentation to confirm the identity of the deceased.Crematory Operators · supplemental task | 8.3% | L2 | L2L2 | 55% | 12 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Remove jewelry, watches, or other personal items from the deceased prior to cremation.Crematory Operators · supplemental task | 8.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 12 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Sweep or vacuum the cremation chamber to retrieve remains for storage in an urn or other container.Crematory Operators · supplemental task | 8.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 2% | 20 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Transport the deceased to a funeral home or crematory using a van, hearse, or other vehicle.Crematory Operators · supplemental task | 8.3% | L0 | L0L0 | 6% | 1.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
Level: consensus of the two models (the lower level when they disagree). Share: part of the task’s working time an agent could take over. Human time: minutes a competent person needs for one instance, as estimated by the models.
Exposure is not delegation
| Measure | Value | Percentile | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADI (this index) | 8.3% | 15 | |
| Eloundou et al. (2024), GPT exposure β | 0.042 | 6 | |
| Felten et al. (2021), AI occupational exposure | – | – | – |
| Webb (2020), AI patent exposure | – | – | – |
| Eisfeldt et al. (2026), generative AI exposure | 0.083 | 33 | |
| Anthropic Economic Index, observed use | 0 | 16 |
Earlier indices measure whether AI can touch a task; ADI measures how much of it an agent can carry out from a goal. – : the source does not cover this occupation.
Neighbouring occupations
| Occupation | ADI | % |
|---|---|---|
| Street vendors (excluding food) 9520 | 32.4 |
Dashed line: street and related service workers (8.3%).
Espinal Maya, Cristian, and Santiago Jiménez Londoño. 2026. ADI v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and MCP server. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918. Record: Street and related service workers (ISCO-08 9510), https://balamlabs.org/adi/occupations/9510
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author = {Espinal Maya, Cristian and Jim{\'e}nez Londo{\~n}o, Santiago},
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