What You'll Do

  • Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.
  • Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.
  • Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas.
  • Replenish supplies, such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, and bathroom items.
  • Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy.
  • Dust and polish furniture and equipment.
  • Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
  • Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies, using vacuum cleaners and shampooers.
  • Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.
  • Hang draperies and dust window blinds.

Essential Skills

Service Orientation 3.12/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Time Management 3.0/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.88/5
Active Listening 2.75/5
Speaking 2.75/5
Critical Thinking 2.75/5
Monitoring 2.75/5
Reading Comprehension 2.62/5
Writing 2.12/5
Active Learning 2.12/5
Learning Strategies 2.12/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.

Common styles

Self-Control, Attention to Detail, Cooperation, Dependability, Integrity

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Trunk Strength 3.12/5
Oral Comprehension 3.0/5
Oral Expression 3.0/5
Stamina 3.0/5
Extent Flexibility 3.0/5
Near Vision 3.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 2.88/5
Information Ordering 2.88/5

Technologies & Tools

Blink Computerized bed control system software Computerized maintenance management system CMMS Eko Email software Facebook Inventory tracking software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Windows

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.32/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.29/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.24/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.24/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.16/5)

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How to Become One

Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for this career. Training is provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Bed Maker Bunk House Worker Butler Cabin Cleaner Chambermaid Charwoman Cleaner Cleaning Maid Cleaning Matron Cleaning Porter Cleaning Team Member Commercial Housekeeper Cottage Attendant Curtain Worker Dining Room Maid Domestic Helper Domestic Laundry Worker Domestic Maid Dormitory Maid Downstairs Maid Drapery Worker Environmental Services Aide Environmental Services Worker Furniture Duster General House Worker Guest Room Attendant (GRA) Hall Worker Home Housekeeper Hospital Cleaner Hospitality Team Member Hotel Maid House Attendant House Cleaner House Worker Housecleaner Household Worker Housekeeper Housekeeping Attendant Housekeeping Cleaner Housekeeping Department Worker Housekeeping Houseperson Housekeeping Laundry Worker Housekeeping Room Attendant Housemaid Houseperson Industrial Housekeeper Linen Folder Linen Keeper Linen Room Custodian Linen Room Worker Linen Worker Lodging Facilities Attendant Lodging House Keeper Lounge Maid Maid Motel Maid Parlor Maid Residential Housekeeper Rest Room Maid Restroom Maid Room Cleaner Room Maid Service Cleaner Shower Maid Upstairs Maid Visiting Housekeeper Ward Maid