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What they do
A Janitor or Cleaner provides cleaning and basic maintenance in buildings such as schools, offices, stores, hospitals or hotels. Cleans and polishes floors, removes trash, vacuums carpets, washes windows, cleans bathrooms, stocks building supplies such as light bulbs and paper towels and performs minor repairs as needed. Holds keys for rooms and building entrances and locks or unlocks them as needed.
$31,432 / year median in Mississippi
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Clean, wax and maintain University building floors, bathrooms, and individual offices; empty trash containers and reline if necessary; sweep, dust, mop, wet mop or vacuum floors; damp mop floors with disinfectant solution; wipe and disinfect telephones; clean and disinfect drinking fountains; wash interior glass and door windows as needed; dust shelves and/or edges; clean entire surface of bathrooms sinks with appropriate cleanser; swab toilet bowls and urinals with disinfectant; clean foot mats, pick up paper and sweep walkways; clean and prepare custodial equipment for next day's work; make up beds as needed and clean shower walls, soap trays and shower curtains; perform minor repairs and minor carpentry work as needed