Job description Specialized Cleaner in Canada

Find out what work is like for a specialized cleaner in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Specialized cleaners (NOC 65311).

Specialized cleaners

Description

Specialized cleaners clean and refurbish building exteriors, carpets, chimneys, industrial equipment, ventilation systems, windows and other surfaces, using specialized equipment and techniques. They are employed by specialized cleaning service companies or they may be self-employed.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Specialized cleaners have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Carpet and upholstery cleaners
  • Operate cleaning machines to clean carpets, rugs and upholstered furniture on customers' premises or in carpet and upholstery cleaning establishments.
  • Chimney cleaners and sandblasters
  • Clean soot and creosote from chimneys and fireplaces using hand tools and industrial vacuum cleaners
  • Clean building exteriors, tanks and industrial equipment using sandblasting, pressurized steam or hydroblasting equipment.
  • Furnace and ventilation system cleaners
  • Clean ducts, vents and filters of furnaces in residences and commercial buildings using hand tools and industrial vacuum cleaners.
  • Vehicle cleaners
  • Clean the interior and exterior of automobiles, buses, streetcars, railway cars and subway cars.
  • Window cleaners
  • Wash and clean interior and exterior windows and other glass surfaces in low-rise and highrise buildings.

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 65311), and a list of similar occupations:

  • auto detailer
  • building exterior cleaner
  • carpet cleaner
  • chimney cleaner
  • freight car cleaner
  • furnace cleaner
  • laboratory equipment cleaner
  • sandblaster
  • septic tank cleaner
  • upholstery cleaner
  • vehicle cleaner
  • ventilation system cleaner
  • window cleaner

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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