Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera

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Catalogue of occupations

Ocupacions

Chimney sweep

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
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

Professionals

Legal, social and cultural professionals

Creative and performing artists

Visual artists

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Visual artists

88

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

30,88%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-45,68% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

45,45%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

46,59%

Part-time contracts

1,07% Turnover index

38

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-3%

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.

Legal, social and cultural professionals

96%

4%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Legal, social and cultural professionals

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

Creative and performing artists

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?

Visual artists

No experience
6%
Less than 1 year
18%
Between 1 and 2 years
8%
Between 2 and 4 years
32%
Between 4 and 8 years
19%
More than 8 years
17%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
36%
Construction
26%
Manufacturing
10%
Transportation and storage
6%
Administrative and support service activities
5%
Others
17%

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.