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Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

Also called: Environmental Services Aide, Environmental Services Worker, Housekeeper, Housekeeping Laundry Worker

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What they do:
Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households or commercial establishments, such as hotels and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties may include making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming.
On the job, you would:
  • Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy.
  • Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.
  • Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.

Knowledge

Business
  • customer service
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Safety and Government
  • public safety and security

Skills

Basic Skills
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Social
  • looking for ways to help people
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions

Abilities

Endurance
  • exercise for a long time without getting out of breath
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
  • Self Control
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation
  • Dependability
  • Independence
  • Integrity

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel Hot Technology
Desktop communications software
  • Eko
Electronic mail software
  • Email software

Education

Education: (rated 1 of 5)
no high school diploma/GED or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Bright Outlook
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
Salary
$28,780
$21,820
$38,370
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