What they do
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Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households or commercial establishments, such as hotels and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties may include making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming.
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Chambermaid, Cleaner, Cottage Attendant, Environmental Services Aide, Environmental Services Worker, Guest Room Attendant (GRA), Housekeeper, Housekeeping Laundry Worker, Room Cleaner
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Wages
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| Vermont - 2021 |
| Percentile1 | Hourly | Yearly |
| 10% |
$ 13.34 |
$27,740 |
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$ 13.99 |
$29,100 |
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$ 14.54 |
$30,230 |
| 75% |
$ 17.81 |
$37,050 |
| 90% |
$ 18.21 |
$37,880 |
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| Average |
$ 15.82 |
$32,910 |
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Industries of Employment
| United States - 2020 |
| Industry | Percent of total |
| 29% |
| 21% |
| 12% |
- Administrative and support services
| 11% |
- Nursing and residential care facilities
| 10% |
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Knowledge
| People in this career often know a lot about: |
- Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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- English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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- Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
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Skills
| People in this career often have these skills: |
- Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
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- Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
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- Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
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Interests
| People in this career often prefer these work environments: |
- Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
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- Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
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Work Styles
| People in this career will do well at jobs that need: |
- Self-Control
Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
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- Attention to Detail
Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
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- Cooperation
Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
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- Dependability
Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
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- Integrity
Job requires being honest and ethical.
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Other Resources
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Projected Employment
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| Vermont |
| 2020 employment |
2,552 |
| 2030 employment |
3,143 |
Annual percent change
(compounded) |
2.1% |
Annual projected job openings
(due to change and separations) |
435 |
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Education and Experience:
- Typical education needed for entry
No formal educational credential
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- Work experience in a related occupation
None
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- Typical on-the-job training needed to attain competency
Short-term on-the-job training
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Job Zone
| Little or No Preparation Needed |
- Specific Vocational Preparation Range
(Below 4.0) - A typical worker will require
a short demonstration only or up to and including 3 months
of training to achieve average performance in this occupation.
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Education Level
| How much education do most people in this career have? |
| Education level |  | Percent of
U.S. Workers |
Doctoral or professional degree
or post-MA certificate | | 5% |
Master's degree or
post-BA certificate | | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree | | 6% |
| Associate's degree | | 0% |
Certificate or some college,
no degree | | 9% |
High school diploma
or equivalent | | 36% |
| Less than high school diploma | | 45% |
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Abilities
| People in this career often have talent in: |
- Trunk Strength
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
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- Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
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- Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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- Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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- Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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Work Activities
| In general, what you might do: |
- Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
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- Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
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- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
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- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
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- Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
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Detailed Work Activities
| What you might do in a day: |
- Clean facilities or sites.
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- Inventory materials or equipment.
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- Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
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- Clean equipment or supplies.
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- Dispose of trash or waste materials.
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Tasks
| On the job, you would: |
- Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy.
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- Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.
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- Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.
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- Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas.
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- Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
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