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Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Also called: Environmental Services Aide, 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.
On the job, you'll need:

Business

  • customer service

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security

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

Endurance

  • exercise for a long time without getting out of breath

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

  • Self Control
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation
  • Dependability
  • Independence
  • Integrity

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel

Desktop communications software

  • Eko

Electronic mail software

  • Email software

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will have large numbers of openings.

Median Annual Salary: $29,960

Education

No high school diploma/GED or high school diploma/GED is usually needed.