Carpet Cleaner
What the work is
Cleans carpets, rugs and furniture upholstery using powder, liquid and steam cleaning methods, and applies soil-repellent chemicals and deodorants.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Inspects carpets, rugs and upholstery to determine an appropriate cleaning method
- Vacuums carpets, rugs and upholstery to remove dirt and debris
- Applies pre-treatment solutions to stains and heavily soiled areas
- Cleans carpets, rugs and upholstery using appropriate cleaning equipment, such as steam cleaners and extraction machines
- Applies soil-repellent chemicals and deodorants to carpets, rugs and upholstery
- Removes excess moisture from carpets, rugs and upholstery using extraction equipment
- Inspects and evaluates the cleanliness of carpets, rugs and upholstery post-cleaning
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a small property-care business that cleans windows, gutters and carpets for homes and shops in a fictional hill town. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A shopfront window goes from smeared to invisible, and the owner stops to admire it
- A carpet that looked ruined comes up cleaner than anyone expected
- A clear morning on a ladder with a view over the rooftops and a long list of easy jobs
Hard days
- Wind, rain or heat on a job at height, and the knowledge that a rushed step can go wrong
- A stain that has soaked into a customer's favourite rug and will not shift
- A gutter full of wet leaves, and a sharp smell that stays with you all day
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 811931, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.