NorthStar

Occupations/37-2011.00

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.

Certificate or two-year

Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.

AI automation risk

28%

More resilient

Human characteristics

44%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

29%

More resilient

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Monitor building security and safety by performing tasks such as locking doors after operating hours or checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created.

  • Mostly routine

    Service, clean, or supply restrooms.

  • Mostly routine

    Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Service, clean, or supply restrooms.
  2. 02Gather and empty trash.
  3. 03Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
  4. 04Monitor building security and safety by performing tasks such as locking doors after operating hours or checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created.
  5. 05Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
  6. 06Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.84
  • Degree of automation1.80
  • Time sitting1.81
  • Originality (ability)2.12
  • Conflict situations1.98
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.11
  • Outdoors / weather2.68
  • Disease exposure3.22
  • Decision freedom4.43

Top abilities

  • Trunk Strength3.25
  • Near Vision3.25
  • Static Strength3.00
  • Problem Sensitivity3.00
  • Oral Expression3.00
  • Oral Comprehension3.00
  • Manual Dexterity3.00
  • Extent Flexibility3.00

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.50
  • Active Listening3.00
  • Writing2.38
  • Speaking3.00
  • Mathematics1.38
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking2.75
  • Active Learning2.62
  • Learning Strategies2.12
  • Monitoring2.75

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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