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6732 – Specialized cleaners
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.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Acid tank cleaner
- Air duct cleaner
- Air duct cleaning technician
- Auto care worker
- Auto detailer
- Automobile cleaner
- Boiler cleaner
- Building exterior cleaner
- Building sander
- Bus cleaner
- Bus washer
- Car care worker
- Car detailer
- Car scrubber
- Car wash attendant
- Car washer
- Carpet cleaner
- Cesspool cleaner
- Chimney cleaner
- Chimney sweep
- Drain-roto cleaner
- Fireplace cleaner
- Freight car cleaner
- Furnace cleaner
- Glass cleaner
- Laboratory equipment cleaner
- Laboratory facilities cleaner
- Lot porter - auto cleaning
- Railway car cleaner
- Rock or brick sandblaster
- Rug cleaner
- Sandblaster
- Sandblasting building cleaner
- Septic tank cleaner
- Specialized cleaner
- Specialized cleaner - automobile aesthetics
- Steam cleaner
- Steamblaster
- Steamblasting building cleaner
- Streetcar cleaner
- Subway car cleaner
- Swimming pool cleaner
- Tank car cleaner
- Tank cleaner
- Transportation vehicle scrubber
- Truck washer
- Upholstery cleaner
- Vat washer
- Vehicle cleaner
- Venetian blinds cleaner and repairer
- Ventilation system cleaner
- Window cleaner
- Window washer
- 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
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
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
- Clean soot and creosote from chimneys and fireplaces using hand tools and industrial vacuum cleaners
Furnace and ventilation system cleaners
- Clean ducts, vents and filters of furnaces in residences and commercial buildings using hand tools and industrial vacuum cleaners
Sandblasters
- Clean building exteriors, tanks, chimneys and industrial equipment using sandblasting, pressurized steam or hydroblasting equipment
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.
Employment requirements
- There are no specific education requirements for occupations in this unit group.
- On-the-job training is usually provided.
- Previous experience in a related position may be required for some occupations in this unit group.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with additional training or experience.
Exclusions
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 6 – Sales and service occupations
- Skill level
- D – On-the-job training is usually provided for occupations.
- Major group
- 67 – Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c.
- Minor group
- 673 – Cleaners
- Associated Career Handbook profiles
- 6732.1 – Carpet and upholstery cleaners6732.2 – Chimney cleaners6732.3 – Furnace and ventilation system cleaners6732.4 – Sandblasters6732.5 – Vehicle cleaners6732.6 – Window cleaners
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