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Visiting the US soon - do I really have to tip?
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American here. Here's the three common contexts for tipping. Everything else is something someone's trying to make a thing rather than actually a thing:
Restaurants: If someone is bringing food from the Kitchen to your table
Delivery: If someone's delivering food. Or they're personally delivering groceries.
Transportation: If someone's driving you personally. Like a Taxi.
Some say you should tip bathroom attendants. I've never even seen a bathroom attendant, but that seems like such a bizarre job to tip for, even by American standards.
Bartenders are a case that you've missed. A standard cash rate is $1 per drink. Bartenders have a lot of leeway when it comes to how quickly you're served, and how strong your drinks will be, so tipping well may be in your interest.
And barbers/hairstylists. Unlikely to come up during a short visit though.