
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment
Also called: Auto Detailer, Automotive Detailer, Detailer, Reconditioner
What they do:
Wash or otherwise clean vehicles, machinery, and other equipment. Use such materials as water, cleaning agents, brushes, cloths, and hoses.
On the job, you would:
- Clean and polish vehicle windows.
- Scrub, scrape, or spray machine parts, equipment, or vehicles, using scrapers, brushes, clothes, cleaners, disinfectants, insecticides, acid, abrasives, vacuums, or hoses.
- Apply paints, dyes, polishes, reconditioners, waxes, or masking materials to vehicles to preserve, protect, or restore color or condition.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Skills
Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Technical
- using equipment or systems
- testing how well a product or service works
Abilities
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
Endurance
- exercise for a long time without getting out of breath
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Independence
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Self Control
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Operating system software
Data base user interface and query software
- Bella FSM Auto Detailing Service Software
- Green Cloud KleanTRAC
Calendar and scheduling software
- BookFresh
- Thoughtful Systems Scheduling Manager for Auto Detailing
Education
Job Outlook
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