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Ocupacions

Building cleaner

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Building caretaker Building cleaner Custodian Janitor Janitors manager Janitors supervisor Janitress Maintenance worker Office cleaner Super Superintendent

Building cleaners maintain the cleanliness and overall functionality of various types of buildings such as offices, hospitals and public institutions. They perform cleaning duties like sweeping, vacuuming and mopping floors, empty trash and check security systems, locks and windows. Building cleaners check air conditioning systems and notify the appropriate persons in case of malfunctions or problems.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Sweeping or vacuum cleaning, washing and polishing floors, furniture and other fixtures in buildings, coaches, buses, trams, trains and aircraft;
(b) Making beds, cleaning bathrooms, supplying towels, soap and related items;
(c) Cleaning kitchens and generally helping with kitchen work, including dishwashing;
(d) Picking up rubbish, emptying garbage containers and taking contents to waste areas to removal.

Knowledge

  • Community sanitation
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
  • Building and civil engineering

Digital competencies

  • Cleaning interior and exterior of buildings
  • Cleaning
  • Communicating with colleagues and clients
  • Handling and disposing of hazardous materials
  • Cultivating land and crops

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Leading others
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Elementary occupations

Cleaners and helpers

Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers

Cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments

65.125

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

42,72%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

,26% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

27,36%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

56,05%

Part-time contracts

1,96% Turnover index

20.220

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-1%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Cleaners and helpers

96%

4%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Cleaners and helpers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments

No experience
6%
Less than 1 year
5%
Between 1 and 2 years
28%
Between 2 and 4 years
43%
Between 4 and 8 years
9%
More than 8 years
9%
Construction
22%
Other service activities
19%
Accommodation and food service activities
18%
Administrative and support service activities
9%
Education
9%
Others
23%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.