Part-Time Cleaning Careers
Though cleaning careers can be full-time positions, they are often available as part-time work. They typically require no formal education since employers train most workers or expect them to learn on the job by helping more experienced employees. The flexible scheduling and low education requirement make them popular with students, teens, stay-at-home parents and those entering the job market.
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Janitors
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Janitors handle heavy cleaning duties such as removing trash, cleaning floors, performing minor repairs, painting and changing light bulbs. Most janitors perform all of these duties for commercial or industrial locations like offices and factories. However, others may specialize as cleaners performing just one function. For example, window cleaners may only keep the exterior and interior of building windows clean. Janitors may work in shifts in areas that require 24-hour maintenance. Part-timers may also fill in the remaining hours after a full-time shift is completed. The median part-time wage is $10.56 per hour, with a range of $7.63 to $17.53, as of May 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Maids
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Maids and housekeepers perform light cleaning duties for private residences and some commercial buildings such as homes, hotels, hospitals and adult care facilities. They may vacuum, sweep, wipe down bathrooms, clean kitchen appliances, dust and polish furniture. A few may also wash dishes, do laundry and wash windows. They typically perform their work when buildings are unoccupied. For example, those working in homes work during the day when occupants are at work, while those in offices clean at night when workers are at home. Maids make a median part-time wage of $9.26 per hour with a range of $7.41 or $14.04, according to the BLS. Those working in hotels may benefit from tips left by guests after their stay.
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Grounds Maintenance Workers
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Grounds maintenance workers typically work outdoors in all types of weather to maintain the landscape surrounding a structure. They may mow lawns, pick up trash, prune bushes and trees, and plant flowers. A few work inside to maintain indoor gardens in malls, hotels and botanical gardens. They often specialize in such tasks as trimming trees, applying pesticides and repairing surfaces. Much of the work is seasonal, available only during the spring, summer and fall, when most planting, maintenance and cleanup of grounds are necessary. Physical strength and endurance may be necessary, since the work involves lifting, bending and repetitive actions. Wages vary by specialty, but general workers make a part-time median of $11.49 per hour, with a range of $7.79 to $24.78, according to the BLS.
Dishwashers
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Dishwashers clean dishes utensils, plates, cups and cutlery in restaurants and other food service establishments. They are typically on their feet most of the day, and may involve heavy lifting of loads of dishes or utensils. Injuries are rare but may occur from cuts and burns from mishandled equipment, or from slipping on wet floors. Dishwashers make a part-time median of $8.54 per hour, with a range of $7.27 to $11.03, according to the BLS.
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