Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
Also called: Environmental Services Worker, Housekeeper, Housekeeping Laundry Worker,
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.
Business
Arts and Humanities
Safety and Government
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Basic Skills
Social
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Endurance
Verbal
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Spreadsheet software
Desktop communications software
Electronic mail software
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![]() $24,850
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$37,900
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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
Desktop communications software
- Eko
Electronic mail software
- Email software
EDUCATION

- no high school diploma/GED
- high school diploma/GED
JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

$24,850

$18,680
$37,900