Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera

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Catalogue of occupations

Ocupacions

Street sweeper

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

Other denominations:
Leaf vacuum operator Leaf-sucker operator Street maintenance worker Street sweeper Street sweeper driver Sweeper of city streets

Street sweepers operate sweeping equipment and machinery to remove waste, leaves or debris from streets. They maintain records of sweeping operations and maintain, clean and perform minor repairs to the equipment used.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Sweeping streets, parks, airports, stations and similar public places;
(b) Shovelling snow;
(c) Beating dust out of carpets by using a carpet-beater;
(d) Cleaning rubbish, leaves and snow from driveways and grounds.

Knowledge

  • Community sanitation
  • Law
  • Earth sciences
  • Environmental protection technology
  • Mechanics and metal trades

Digital competencies

  • Cleaning
  • Cleaning outdoor spaces
  • Cleaning tools, equipment, workpieces and vehicles
  • Driving vehicles
  • Maintaining operational records

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

  • Communicating
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn

Professional groups of the occupation

Elementary occupations

Refuse workers and other elementary workers

Refuse workers

Sweepers and related labourers

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

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Sweepers and related labourers

6.083

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

47,73%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

17,30% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

4,52%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

6,56%

Part-time contracts

2,03% Turnover index

1.964

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.

Refuse workers and other elementary workers

72%

28%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Refuse workers and other elementary workers

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

Refuse workers

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?

Sweepers and related labourers

Administrative and support service activities
40%
Other service activities
20%
Mining and quarrying
10%
Manufacturing
10%
Information and communication
10%
Others
10%

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.