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Chimney sweep
Chimney sweep Chimney sweeper Chimney-sweeping engineer Chimney-sweeping technician Flue sweeper Funnel sweeper Lump sweeper Smoke-stack sweeper Sweeper
Chimney sweeps undertake cleaning activities of chimneys for all types of buildings. They remove ash and soot and perform maintenance on a regular basis, following health and safety regulations. Chimney sweeps may perform safety inspections and minor repairs.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Cleaning exterior surfaces of stone, brick, metal or similar materials by means of chemicals, or a jet of steam or sand applied under high pressure;
(b) Removing soot from flues, chimneys and connecting pipes;
(c) Removing asbestos, mould and fire-damaged surfaces from buildings.
Knowledge
- Electricity and energy
- Environmental protection technology
- Environmental sciences
- Building and civil engineering
- Occupational health and safety
Digital competencies
- Driving vehicles
- Complying with health and safety procedures
- Cleaning tools, equipment, workpieces and vehicles
- Advising on environmental issues
- 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
- Supporting others
- Communicating
- Working efficiently
- Demonstrating willingness to learn
- Processing information, ideas and concepts
Professional groups of the occupation
Craft and related trades workers
Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)
Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers
Building structure cleaners
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Building structure cleaners
118
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
36,09%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-20,27% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
49,15%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
66,95%
Part-time contracts
1,08% Turnover index
38
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-5%
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.
Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)
96%
4%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)
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
Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers
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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?
Building structure cleaners
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.
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