Job Description: Janitors and Cleaners maintain the cleanliness of office buildings, schools, hotels, factories, retail and wholesale establishments, hospitals, and other types of facilities. Janitors and Cleaners sweep, wash, and wax floors, dust and polish furniture, clean and restock restrooms, collect and dispose of trash, clean and wash walls and ceilings, change lights and handle many other maintenance tasks. They may also make minor repairs, paint, perform carpentry tasks, clean machinery, tend furnaces and air conditioning and heating systems, and set up furniture in meeting rooms.
Wages - Statewide:
To give you an idea of how much you might earn, we have given you the average hourly wages and average yearly wages for this career throughout California. Wages can vary greatly in different parts of the State.
Hourly Average Wages:
$
25,084
Yearly Average Wages:
$
25,084
Source: California Occupational Employment and Wage Data, 2008
Job Openings:
An average of 9330 job openings will be available statewide per year. The number of openings includes both new jobs and replacement openings as workers leave the occupation.
Source: California Occupational Employment Projections 2004 - 2014
Where to get training locally: Training is usually on-the-job. Some unions, employers, adult schools, and local/private industry training providers offer training.
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