Housekeepers and Cleaners
Job description
These individuals clean common areas, hallways and rooms in the following locations:
- Hotels and motels
- Resorts
- Hospitals
- Schools
- Office buildings
- Private residences
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Odours
- Humidity
Main tasks
- Sweep, wipe, wash, wax, and polish floors.
- Dust the furniture.
- Vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture.
- Clean and disinfect public places (dressing rooms, showers, elevators, etc.) and hospital areas (e.g. operating rooms).
- Pick up and empty the garbage.
- Make the beds and change sheets.
- Distribute towels and toiletries.
- Supply the linen and supply cabinet.
- Clean, disinfect, and polish appliances and accessories.
- Wash windows, walls, and ceilings.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience or additional training leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $16.10
- Median
- $20.00
- Maximum
- $24.31
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
72,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 57.9% Female
- 42.1% Male
Not available.
- 57.9% Female
- 42.1% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$37,200
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 55, 5638% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 62326% of jobs
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NAICS 817% of jobs
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NAICS 727% of jobs
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NAICS 6244% of jobs
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Others18% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 55, 5638% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 62326% of jobs
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NAICS 817% of jobs
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NAICS 727% of jobs
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NAICS 6244% of jobs
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Others18% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Sometimes required
- Cleaning certificate may be required.
WAP
This occupation is targeted by a Workplace Apprenticeship Program
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Service oriented
- Coordination
Abilities
- Core strength
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Endurance
- Oral comprehension
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Near vision
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Focussed on results
- Capacity to adapt
- Commitment
- Rigour
- Sense of initiative
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
- Tolerance to routine work
- Timeliness
Interests
- Work in transportation and maintenance
- Work manually
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Official name of the NOC 65310
Light duty cleaners
Job titles
- Housekeepers - Tourist Accommodations
- Housekeeping aide
- Residential boarding-home cleaner
- Hospital cleaner
- Motel cleaner
- Chambermaid
- Cleaning lady
- Domestic housekeeper
- Hotel housekeeper
- Homemaker helper - rest home
- Sweeper
- Floor sweeper
- Domestic maid - cleaning services
- Charworker
- Wall washer
- Floor cleaner
- Clean-up crew worker
- Cleaner
- Light duty cleaner
- Building cleaner
- Office building cleaner
- Lodging-establishment cleaner (except private households)
- Hotel cleaner
- Lodge cleaner
- Airport cleaner
- Nursing home cleaner
- Rest home cleaner
- Office cleaner
- Tourist camp cleaner
- Houseman/woman
- Home cleaner
- Guest home cleaner
- Student residence cleaner
- Rest room cleaner
- Hall cleaner
- Housekeeping attendant
- Environmental service worker (esw) - hospital
- Housekeeping room attendant
- Rest room attendant
Skill type
Sales and service
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