Occupational Tasks
Typical janitor duties often consist of the following tasks:
- Cleaning and restocking bathrooms
- Sinks
- Toilets
- Urinals
- Floor cleaning, refinishing, and polishing (sweeping, mopping, scrubbing and buffing)
- Clearing garbage bins
- restocking restroom paper products and other supplies such as feminine products and air fresheners
- Cleaning mirrors
- Cleaning floors (mopping, sweeping, polishing)
- Carpet cleaning (dry method, extraction, steam and bonnet)
- Cleaning (vacuum) carpeting
- Cleaning stainless steel and other special surfaces
- Clearing lunch room/kitchen
- Cleaning tables in cubicles, meeting rooms, etc...
- Emptying trash and recycling bin
- Locking and unlocking buildings at the beginning and end of the day
- Stripping and waxing floors using Floor buffer
- Mopping
- Cleaning air-conditioner vents
- Crime scene cleaning (requires being fully certified and pay scale starts from $150.00 to $380.00+ an hour)
- Litter picking
- Spot cleaning (typically spills - coffee for instance)
- Sanitization
- Room setups (college/schools, etc.)
- Porterage (internal deliveries; movement of equipment or people in hospitals)
Office cleaning staff perform many of the same duties as janitors, however the tasks are divided among different members. Additional tasks include:
- watering plants (pruning as well)
- cleaning sinks, refrigerators, microwaves and toasters in office kitchens; clearing recycling and garbage bins
- dusting furniture and computer equipment (monitors and desk area, but excluding keyboards) and tables
Office cleaning often takes place after hours or later in the evening or even overnight.
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