Occupation Atlaswindow cleaner
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/92cba6b4-8fca-49bb-b68c-45c5096fedc9
window cleaner
Window cleaners use cleaning tools such as sponges and detergents to clean windows, mirrors and other glass surfaces of buildings, both on the interior and exterior. They use specific ladders to clean taller buildings, using safety belts for support.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCSRealistic · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.73
- C Conventional4.61
- S Social2.11
- E Enterprising1.67
- I Investigative1.15
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (37-2011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (17)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- clean glass surfaces
- cleaning industry health and safety measures
- complete report sheets of activity
- dispose of non-hazardous waste
- follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- follow reporting procedures
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- maintain cleaning equipment
- maintain inventory of cleaning supplies
- maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning
- personal protective equipment
- prepare cleaning materials for window cleaning
- protect window frames
- report on window damage
- risk assessment for window cleaning
- use a water-fed pole system
Optional (18)
- apply proofing membranes
- carry out pressure washing activities
- clean building facade
- clean particular areas manually
- clean public furniture
- customer service
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- issue sales invoices
- maintain professional administration
- manage a small-to-medium business
- manage routine waste
- operate aerial work platforms
- perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way
- perform glazing reconditioning
- perform outdoor cleaning activities
- read technical datasheet
- select hazard control
- supervise the work of cleaning staff
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 17 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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