# Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

> Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households or commercial establishments, such as hotels and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties may include making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming.

- Code: 37-2012.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 37-2012)
- Family: [Building & Grounds](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-37), one of its 10 occupations
- Tasks: 20 tasks (9 core and 11 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-2012.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/37-2012.00.json

## What the work is made of

1. Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy.  
   Core task · Task 9564 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2020
2. Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.  
   Core task · Task 9560 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2020
3. Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.  
   Core task · Task 9561 · Rated by 88 people who do the job, August 2020
4. Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas.  
   Core task · Task 9562 · Rated by 88 people who do the job, August 2020
5. Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.  
   Core task · Task 9566 · Rated by 88 people who do the job, August 2020
6. Replenish supplies, such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, and bathroom items.  
   Core task · Task 9563 · Rated by 86 people who do the job, August 2020
7. Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies, using vacuum cleaners and shampooers.  
   Core task · Task 9567 · Rated by 88 people who do the job, August 2020
8. Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.  
   Core task · Task 9568 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2020
9. Dust and polish furniture and equipment.  
   Core task · Task 9565 · Rated by 87 people who do the job, August 2020
10. Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9570 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2020
11. Observe precautions required to protect hotel and guest property and report damage, theft, and found articles to supervisors.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9571 · Rated by 87 people who do the job, August 2020
12. Sort, count, and mark clean linens and store them in linen closets.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9577 · Rated by 86 people who do the job, August 2020
13. Sort clothing and other articles, load washing machines, and iron and fold dried items.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9575 · Rated by 86 people who do the job, August 2020
14. Move and arrange furniture and turn mattresses.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9587 · Rated by 89 people who do the job, August 2020
15. Replace light bulbs.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9582 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2020
16. Deliver television sets, ironing boards, baby cribs, and rollaway beds to guests' rooms.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9586 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, August 2020
17. Hang draperies and dust window blinds.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9569 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, August 2020
18. Request repair services and wait for repair workers to arrive.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9581 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2020
19. Prepare rooms for meetings and arrange decorations, media equipment, and furniture for social or business functions.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9579 · Rated by 86 people who do the job, August 2020
20. Polish silver accessories and metalwork, such as fixtures and fittings.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9578 · Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2020

## 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
- [Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-2011.00): 21 tasks
- [Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-3011.00): 26 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.