# 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.

- Code: 37-2011.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 37-2011)
- Family: [Building & Grounds](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-37), one of its 10 occupations
- Tasks: 21 tasks (12 core and 9 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-2011.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/37-2011.00.json

## What the work is made of

1. Service, clean, or supply restrooms.  
   Core task · Task 9538 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2023
2. Gather and empty trash.  
   Core task · Task 9539 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2023
3. Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.  
   Core task · Task 9540 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2023
4. Monitor building security and safety by performing tasks such as locking doors after operating hours or checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created.  
   Core task · Task 20590 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2023
5. Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.  
   Core task · Task 9544 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2023
6. Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.  
   Core task · Task 9541 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2023
7. Mix water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications.  
   Core task · Task 9542 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2023
8. Clean windows, glass partitions, or mirrors, using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, or squeegees.  
   Core task · Task 9546 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2023
9. Requisition supplies or equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties.  
   Core task · Task 9545 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2023
10. Dust furniture, walls, machines, or equipment.  
   Core task · Task 9550 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2023
11. Clean and polish furniture and fixtures.  
   Core task · Task 9549 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2023
12. Move heavy furniture, equipment, or supplies, either manually or with hand trucks.  
   Core task · Task 9551 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2023
13. Strip, seal, finish, and polish floors.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9543 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2023
14. Remove snow from sidewalks, driveways, or parking areas, using snowplows, snow blowers, or snow shovels, or spread snow-melting chemicals.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9552 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2023
15. Make adjustments or minor repairs to heating, cooling, ventilating, plumbing, or electrical systems.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9555 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2023
16. Drive vans, industrial trucks, or other vehicles required to travel to, or to perform, cleaning work.  
   Supplemental task · Task 20592 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2023
17. Spray insecticides or fumigants to prevent insect or rodent infestation.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9554 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2023
18. Set up, arrange, or remove decorations, tables, chairs, ladders, or scaffolding to prepare facilities for events, such as banquets or meetings.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9548 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2023
19. Clean chimneys, flues, and connecting pipes, using power or hand tools.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9559 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2023
20. Mow or trim lawns or shrubbery, using mowers or hand or power trimmers, and clear debris from grounds.  
   Supplemental task · Task 20591 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2023
21. Steam-clean or shampoo carpets.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9547 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2023

## More in Building & Grounds

- [Building Cleaning Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-2019.00): no tasks listed
- [First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-1011.00): 26 tasks
- [First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-1012.00): 28 tasks
- [Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-3019.00): no tasks listed
- [Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-3011.00): 26 tasks
- [Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-2012.00): 20 tasks
- [Pest Control Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-2021.00): 13 tasks
- [Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-3012.00): 10 tasks
- [Tree Trimmers and Pruners](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-3013.00): 24 tasks

## Where this comes from

Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. Nothing on this page is written by the Org.AI Foundation.