1.9Low Risk
Commercial Cleaners
Cleaners and Laundry Workers · Cleaners and Laundry Workers
AI exposure measures how much this occupation's tasks may change. It is not the probability that the job will disappear.
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Median Weekly Pay
$1,254
Full-time workers
Employment
150,100
Total workers
10yr Growth
+4.5%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
N/A
Key Insight
Commercial Cleaners has low AI exposure, making it one of the more resilient occupations in the Australian workforce.
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation11.0%
Augmentation39.0%
Key Tasks
- •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
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
42
Female Share
60.0%
Part-Time Share
62.0%
Skill Level
5 / 5
Lowest