Cleaners and Domestics

Cleaners and domestics clean interiors of private houses, shops, hotels, schools, offices and other buildings.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 3,297
£ 8,494
£ 19,531

Available jobs

In the past year there were 698,902 vacancies for this type of job

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Empties ashtrays, waste bins and removes rubbish.

  • Washes down walls and ceilings.

  • Cleans toilets and bathrooms.

  • Dusts and polishes furniture and fittings.

  • Scrubs, washes, sweeps and polishes floors, corridors and stairs.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Mopping

  • Housekeeping

  • Maid Services

  • Machinery

  • Window Cleaning

  • Cleaning Products

  • Furniture Cleaning

  • Warehousing

  • Ironing

  • Health And Safety Standards

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communications

  • Cleanliness

  • Detail Oriented

  • Customer Service

  • English Language

  • Strong Work Ethic

  • Management

  • Enthusiasm

  • Trustworthiness

  • Time Management

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.