ANZSCO 8116

Other Cleaners

Overview

EMPLOYED

13,300

PART-TIME SHARE

32%

FEMALE SHARE

6%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,250

MEDIAN AGE

43

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

0

About this data

Summary

Other Cleaners clean surfaces, materials and objects, such as carpets, windows, walls, swimming pools and cooling towers, using specialised cleaning equipment and chemicals. Carpet Cleaners and Window Cleaners are included here.

Tasks

  • Cleaning carpets and upholstered furniture using cleaning machines and their attachments
  • Selecting and applying cleaning agents to remove stains from carpets, windows and surfaces
  • Filling carpet cleaning machines with water and other cleaning agents
  • Pushing pile-lifting machines over carpets and brushing pile to raise and fluff nap
  • Treating carpets with soil-repellent chemicals and deodorants, and treating for pests
  • Using ladders, swinging scaffolds, bosun's chairs, hydraulic bucket trucks and other equipment to reach and clean windows in multi-storey buildings
  • Cleaning stone walls, metal surfaces, fascias and window frames using high pressure water cleaners and solvents
  • Applying chemicals and high pressure cleaning methods to remove micro-organisms from water and filtration systems, and using wet vacuums and other suction equipment to remove scale, accumulated dirt and other deposits from swimming pools, cooling tower components and drains

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report. Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Other Cleaners All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 68% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,250 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $31 $43

    Industries

    Other Cleaners work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    29.8%

    Victoria

    25.9%

    Queensland

    18.6%

    South Australia

    6.1%

    Tasmania

    1.6%

    Northern Territory

    0.8%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.6%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Other Cleaners All Occupations
    Median age 43 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 6% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Other Cleaners
    15–19 5.2 3.8
    20–24 9.1 8.6
    25–34 22.7 20.2
    35–44 22.3 18.7
    45–54 20.4 22.6
    55–59 8.8 10.9
    60–64 6.5 9.0
    65 and Over 4.9 6.3

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Other Cleaners
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 1.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 6.7
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 6.8
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 24.6
    Year 12 15.9 24.4
    Year 11 4.0 7.6
    Year 10 and below 9.7 22.9
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