> [!NOTE] ![[assets/wl_activity_autovacuumworkermain.png|256]] > > | | | > | :--- | :--- | > | **Wait Category** | Activity | > | **Mechanism** | `AutoVacWorkerMain` | > | **Operations** | [[Operations/Table/SeqScan]] | > | **Resources** | [[Resources/CPU|CPU]] | > > An **Autovacuum Worker** is transitioning between tasks. Once a worker is spawned, it processes all tables in a specific database that require maintenance before eventually exiting.