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	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	Pest Control Workers
SUMMARY	64% High Risk	21% Low Risk	28% Low Risk	34% Low Risk	38% Low Risk	49% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	3.2/10	6.4/10	3.8/10	4.3/10	6.1/10	5.4/10
POLLING	58% (Moderate Risk, Based on 289 votes)	34% (Low Risk, Based on 28 votes)	58% (Moderate Risk, Based on 16 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	33% (Low Risk, Based on 103 votes)	26% (Low Risk, Based on 82 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	2.0%	8.5%	1.0%	2.5%	3.8%	4.9%
WAGES	$35,930 or $17.27 per hour	$58,440 or $28.09 per hour	$48,490 or $23.31 per hour	$47,520 or $22.84 per hour	$48,620 or $23.37 per hour	$44,730 or $21.50 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	2,199,900	31,450	50,570	174,660	1,531,700	96,110
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DESCRIPTION	Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.	Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.	Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks.	Directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.	Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.	Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.

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