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- NOC 2021 Version 1.0
65312 – Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners
Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners clean and maintain the interior and exterior of commercial, institutional and residential buildings and their surrounding grounds. They are employed by office and apartment building management companies, condominium corporations, educational institutions, health care facilities, recreational and shopping facilities, religious, industrial and other establishments.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Airport janitor
- Apartment building caretaker
- Apartment building concierge
- Building caretaker
- Building custodian
- Campground cleaner
- Church caretaker
- Construction campsite attendant
- Custodian
- Factory cleaner
- Heavy-duty cleaner
- Industrial cleaner
- Industrial plant cleaner
- Janitor
- Live-in caretaker
- Office building concierge
- Plant cleaner
- School custodian
- School janitor
- Building caretaker
- Custodian
- Heavy-duty cleaner
- Industrial cleaner
- Plant cleaner
- School janitor
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Operate industrial vacuum cleaners to remove scraps, dirt, heavy debris and other refuse
- Wash windows, interior walls and ceilings
- Empty trash cans and other waste containers
- Sweep, mop, scrub and wax hallways, floors and stairs
- Clean snow and ice from walkways and parking areas
- Cut grass and tend grounds and plants
- Clean and disinfect washrooms and fixtures
- May move heavy furniture, equipment and supplies.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school may be required.
- Previous cleaning experience may be required.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with additional training or experience.
Exclusions
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 6 – Sales and service occupations
- TEER
- 5 – Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education
- Major group
- 65 – Sales and service support occupations
- Sub-major group
- 653 – Support occupations in cleaning and related services
- Minor group
- 6531 – Cleaners
- Version
- NOC 2021 Version 1.0