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Commercial Cleaners

ANZSCO 8112

Employed

150,100

Part-time share

62%

Female share

60%

Median weekly earnings

$1,254

Median age

42 yrs

Employment outlook

Declining

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Commercial Cleaners is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Courses linked to this job include Certificate III in Cleaning Operations, Certificate IV in Cleaning, and Certificate I in Aviation (Foundation Skills).

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Declining.

Jobs, part-time share, age, and pay appear on this page only when Jobs and Skills Australia or the ABS has published them for Commercial Cleaners. A blank is a missing figure, not a pay of zero. The courses below are linked to this job. Open one to compare the fee, study mode, length, campus, and how to get in.

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About this career

Commercial Cleaners clean offices, residential complexes, hospitals, schools, industrial work areas, industrial machines, construction sites and other commercial premises using heavy duty cleaning equipment.

What they typically do

  • Vacuuming carpets, curtains and upholstered furniture
  • Cleaning, dusting and polishing furniture, fixtures and fittings
  • Removing rubbish and recyclable material, and emptying containers, bins and trays
  • Stripping wax from floors, re-waxing and polishing floors
  • Cleaning and disinfecting laundry and bathroom fixtures, replenishing supplies and reporting defective plumbing fixtures
  • Operating industrial vacuum cleaners to clean floors, work areas and machines
  • Removing dust and dirt from ceilings, walls, overhead pipes and fixtures
  • Applying acids and solvents to surfaces to remove stains and dirt
  • Removing lint, dust, soot, oil, grease, sludge and other residues from machines, hulls and holds of ships, and interiors and exteriors of furnaces, boilers and tanks
  • May clean exteriors of buildings by sand-blasting and applying solvents

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
28.6%
VIC
23.4%
QLD
21.7%
WA
12.5%
SA
8.1%
TAS
2.9%
ACT
1.7%
NT
1.1%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Commercial Cleaners.