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First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
Keeps schools, offices, hotels, hospitals and homes clean and safe.
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Custodians and janitors clean and look after buildings: floors, restrooms, trash, small repairs and setting up rooms. Housekeepers clean hotel rooms, hospital rooms and homes. Laundry and dry-cleaning workers and pressers wash, clean and press clothes and linens, and locker room attendants look after gyms and clubs. Experienced workers can become supervisors who schedule and train a crew, or start their own cleaning business. The work is on your feet and uses cleaning chemicals, so safety training matters.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- German · World Language
Builds a second language, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.