Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

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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

no high school diploma/GED or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

Salary:

$33,450
$24,520
$45,680
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