Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.

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Indiana Average Salary $25,170.00
Average Time to Fill 37 days
Typical Education High school equivalency
Typical Experience None
10 Year Projected Openings (2016-2026) 72,190
10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2026) 4.13 %

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Skills Profile



Essential (Soft) Skills

Essential Skills to Employers

Attention to Detail
Work Ethic
Professionalism
Resource Allocation

Top Job Duties and Responsibilities

Performing General Physical Activities

Clean used linens
Clean building walls or flooring
Clean equipment or supplies
Clean furniture or fixtures
Clean laboratory, healthcare, or medical equipment
Wash dishes, glassware, silverware, or utensils
Remove debris or vegetation from work sites
Remove stains from fabric or carpet
Treat residential or commercial facilities to eliminate pests
Apply herbicides, fertilizers, or pesticides
Move furniture
Move heavy objects in janitorial or groundskeeping settings
Finish floor, furniture, or related wood surfaces
Cut brush for removal or trimming

Handling and Moving Objects

Mix chemicals safely according to instructions
Prepare chemicals for work application
Perform basic plumbing
Prepare building surfaces for paint, finishes, wallpaper, or adhesives
Operate portable hand spray equipment
Paint surfaces such as walls
Sterilize laboratory, medical, or veterinary equipment or instruments
Arrange decorations or furniture for banquets, dining venues, or social functions

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

Operate grounds maintenance equipment
Clean janitorial, housekeeping, or groundskeeping tools, equipment, or machinery
Maintain physical building or grounds of property
Complete routine building maintenance
Tend boilers or related equipment
Maintain equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning


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Booster Skills & Certifications

Job Seekers possessing booster skills & certifications, such as those listed below, added to core skills are more marketable, harder to find and expensive to hire.

Hard to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be hard to fill. These skills and certifications make a job seeker more in demand because the skills are not widely available.

Expensive to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be expensive to fill. Job seekers with these skills and certifications are likely to earn more money.

Skill or Certification Certi - fication Hard to Fill Expensive to Fill
Equipment / Instrument Sterilization
Woodwork
Apartment Maintenance
Housekeeping
HVAC
Property Management
Laundry


Related Licensing Requirements


Occupational Riverboat Gambling License (18-0000000026)

In order to obtain a license to work in a riverboat casino, the candidate must: Be at least 18 years of age. Not have been convicted of a felony nor have been subject to disciplinary action that woul interfere with the ability to carry out professional duties. Demonstrate a level of skill of knowledge that the commission determines is necessary to perform the skills necessary for the occupation. Submit a full set of fingerprints. Pay all application and licensure fees.

- Indiana Gaming Commission (3172330046)
- http://www.in.gov/igc/


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