Occupation Atlasbuilding cleaner
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/303a1e34-cb16-4054-b323-81e5eec17397
building cleaner
Building cleaners maintain the cleanliness and overall functionality of various types of buildings such as offices, hospitals and public institutions. They perform cleaning duties like sweeping, vacuuming and mopping floors, empty trash and check security systems, locks and windows. Building cleaners check air conditioning systems and notify the appropriate persons in case of malfunctions or problems.
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Job Zone
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- 5
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, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (24)
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.
- arrange furniture
- clean building facade
- clean building floors
- clean glass surfaces
- clean particular areas manually
- clean surfaces
- cleaning industry health and safety measures
- follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- inform on toilet facilities malfunctions
- maintain cleaning equipment
- maintain facility security systems
- maintain inventory of cleaning supplies
- maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning
- manage routine waste
- operate floor cleaning equipment
- operate janitorial tools
- perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way
- perform cleaning duties
- perform minor repairs to buildings' systems
- remove dust
- report major building repairs
- restock toilet facilities' supplies
- sort waste
Optional (29)
- carry out pressure washing activities
- clean furniture
- clean rooms
- clean toilet facilities
- clean wood surface
- communicate with waste collectors
- disinfect surfaces
- dispose food waste
- dispose medical waste
- dispose of hazardous waste
- fire safety regulations
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products
- hygiene in a health care setting
- lawn care
- locking mechanisms
- monitor building security
- perform ground maintenance activities
- perform pest control
- perform procurement processes
- perform weed control operations
- provide lawn care
- remove snow
- snow removal safety hazards
- spray pesticides
- sterilization techniques
- supervise the work of cleaning staff
- use snow-removal equipment
- wood preservation
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 24 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
domestic cleaner
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train cleaner
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window cleaner
7 shared · 10 more of its ownfollow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry, maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning, maintain inventory of cleaning supplies, clean glass surfaces
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domestic housekeeper
6 shared · 17 more of its ownremove dust, maintain inventory of cleaning supplies, maintain cleaning equipment, clean surfaces
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drapery and carpet cleaner
5 shared · 13 more of its ownoperate floor cleaning equipment, maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning, remove dust, maintain cleaning equipment
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furniture cleaner
4 shared · 9 more of its ownfollow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry, cleaning industry health and safety measures, perform cleaning duties, handle chemical cleaning agents
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4 shared · 25 more of its ownmanage routine waste, maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning, cleaning industry health and safety measures, maintain cleaning equipment
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