Commercial Cleaner
What the work is
Cleans offices, residential complexes, hospitals, schools, industrial work areas, industrial machines, construction sites and other commercial premises using heavy duty cleaning equipment.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Cleans and sanitises various commercial premises, including offices, hospitals, schools and construction sites
- Operates heavy duty cleaning equipment such as vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers and pressure washers
- Removes rubbish and waste materials from designated areas
- Dusts, polishes and disinfects furniture, fixtures and surfaces
- Sweeps, mops and vacuums floors
- Cleans internal window surfaces, mirrors and other glass surfaces
- Maintains and organises cleaning equipment and supplies
- Reports any maintenance or repair needs, or diminished supplies to the appropriate personnel
- Follows safety procedures and guidelines while performing cleaning tasks
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in an evening cleaning crew looking after an office tower, a primary school and a health clinic in a fictional city. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- You walk back through the floor you just finished and everything shines, smells fresh and is ready for tomorrow
- A staff member leaves a note of thanks on a desk you cleaned
- A crew shift where the music is up, the jokes are good and the work flies by
Hard days
- A toilet block after an event, and a long list still to go
- Doing the last floor alone at night while the building makes odd creaking noises
- Being short-staffed and expected to do the same amount of work in less time
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 811131, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.