CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies

Janitor

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CompGeo Occupation Group: Services
Job Family: Custodial
Benchmark Title: Janitor
 
Summary Job Description Tasks
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. Monitor building security and safety by performing such tasks as locking doors after operating hours and checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created.
 
Service, clean, and supply restrooms.
 
Gather and empty trash.
 
Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them.
 
Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
 
Mix water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications.
 
Strip, seal, finish, and polish floors.
 
Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
 
Requisition supplies and equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties.
 
Clean windows, glass partitions, and mirrors, using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees.
 
Steam clean or shampoo carpets.
 
Set up, arrange, and remove decorations, tables, chairs, ladders, and scaffolding to prepare facilities for events, such as banquets and meetings.
 
Clean and polish furniture and fixtures.
 
Dust furniture, walls, machines, and equipment.
 
Move heavy furniture, equipment, and supplies, either manually or by using hand trucks.
 
Remove snow from sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas, using snowplows, snow blowers, and snow shovels, and spread snow melting chemicals.
 
Clean laboratory equipment, such as glassware and metal instruments, using solvents, brushes, rags, and power cleaning equipment.
 
Spray insecticides and fumigants to prevent insect and rodent infestation.
 
Make adjustments and minor repairs to heating, cooling, ventilating, plumbing, and electrical systems.
 
Drive vehicles required to perform or travel to cleaning work, including vans, industrial trucks, or industrial vacuum cleaners.
 
Mow and trim lawns and shrubbery, using mowers and hand and power trimmers, and clear debris from grounds.
 
Clean and restore building interiors damaged by fire, smoke, or water, using commercial cleaning equipment.
 
Clean chimneys, flues, and connecting pipes, using power and hand tools.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Services
Job Family: Custodial
Benchmark Title: Janitor
 
Important Knowledge Competencies Competency Description
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.
 
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.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Services
Job Family: Custodial
Benchmark Title: Janitor
 
Important Skill Competencies Competency Description
Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
 
Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
 
Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Services
Job Family: Custodial
Benchmark Title: Janitor
 
Important Ability Competencies Competency Description
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.
 
Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
 
Manual Dexterity The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
 
Static Strength The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
 
Extent Flexibility The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
 
Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
 
Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
 
Problem Sensitivity The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
 
Deductive Reasoning The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
 
Inductive Reasoning The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
 
Information Ordering The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
 
Category Flexibility The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
 
Multilimb Coordination The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
 
Speech Recognition The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
 
Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
 
Arm-Hand Steadiness The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
 
Finger Dexterity The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Services
Job Family: Custodial
Benchmark Title: Janitor
 
Tools/Technology Example Product Category
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software
 
Microsoft Office software Office suite software
 
Microsoft Word Word processing software
 
Adjustable hand wrenches Adjustable wrenches
 
Adjustable widemouth pliers Adjustable widemouth pliers
 
Aerial manlifts Manlift or personnel lift
 
Air compressors Air compressors
 
Carpet shampooers Carpet cleaning equipment
 
Claw hammers Hammers
 
Cordless drills Power drills
 
Desktop computers Desktop computers
 
Dry mops Dust mops
 
Equipment dollies Dollies
 
Extension ladders Ladders
 
Floor buffers Floor polishers
 
Floor strippers Floor scrapers
 
Floor waxers Floor polishers
 
Forklifts Forklifts
 
Hand files Files
 
Hand trucks Hand trucks or accessories
 
Hedge trimmers Hedge clippers
 
Industrial vacuums Vacuum cleaners
 
Insecticide sprayers Hand sprayers
 
Personal computers Personal computers
 
Phillips head screwdrivers Screwdrivers
 
Portable scaffolding Scaffolding
 
Power floor scrubbers Floor scrubbers
 
Power grinders Power grinders
 
Power mowers Lawnmowers
 
Power saws Power saws
 
Protective ear plugs Ear plugs
 
Push brooms Brooms
 
Ratchet wrenches Ratchets
 
Ride-on industrial vacuum cleaners Vacuum cleaners
 
Safety glasses Safety glasses
 
Safety gloves Protective gloves
 
Scissor lifts Scissor lift
 
Snow blowers Snow blowers
 
Snow shovels Shovels
 
Snowplows Snowplow attachments
 
Steam cleaning equipment Pressure or steam cleaners
 
Step ladders Ladders
 
Straight screwdrivers Screwdrivers
 
Wet mops Wet mops
 
Window squeegees Squeegees or washers
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Services
Job Family: Custodial
Benchmark Title: Janitor
 
Prerequisite Qualification Category Education and Experience Level
Required Level of Education High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
 
On-Site or In-Plant Training Up to and including 1 month
 
On-the-Job Training Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Services
Job Family: Custodial
Benchmark Title: Janitor
 
Alternate Job Title(s)
Airport Attendant
Alley Cleaner
Alley Worker
Attendant
Brass Cleaner
Brass Polisher
Building Attendant
Building Custodian
Building Maintenance Custodian
Building Maintenance Superintendent
Building Maintenance Technician
Building Superintendent, Cleaning, Painting, Maintenance
Building Superintendent, Custodian, Janitor, Maintenance
Camp Attendant
Camp Tender
Campground Cleaning Attendant
Care Taker
Caretaker
Carpet Cleaner
Casino Porter
Change House Attendant
Chimney Sweep
Chore Worker
Cleaner
Cleaning Custodian
Cleaning Handyman
Cleaning Laborer
Cleaning Porter
Cleaning Technician
Cleaning and Maintenance Worker
Coach Cleaner
Commercial or Institutional Cleaner
Custodial Aide
Custodial Engineer
Custodial Laborer
Custodial Maintenance Worker
Custodial Worker
Custodian
Day Worker
Dormitory Keeper
Dry Boss
Dry House Attendant
Dry House Worker
Dry Man
Duct Cleaner
Environmental Specialist
Fixture Relamper
Floor Cleaner
Floor Polisher
Floor Scrubber
Floor Sweeper
Floor Tech (Floor Technician)
Floor Waxer
Floorperson
Floors Buffer
Furnace Caretaker
Furnace Operator
Hall Cleaner
Handy Man
Handyman
Head Cleaning Porter
Heavy Duty Custodian
Helper, Maintenance, Cleaning
Hired Man
Hired Worker
Home Restoration Service Cleaner
Hospital Cleaner
Housekeeper
Houseman
Hydroelectric Plant Maintainer
Industrial Cleaner
Industrial Plant Custodian
Industrial Sweeper-Cleaner
Janitor
Janitor Caretaker
Janitor Cleaner
Janitor Custodian
Janitor Helper
Janitor and Cleaner
Janitorial Assistant
Janitorial Maintenance Worker
Joss House Keeper
Labor Custodian
Laboratory Equipment Cleaner
Lamp Replacer
Latrine Cleaner
Lead Janitor
Light Bulb Replacer
Light Fixture Servicer
Maintenance Aide
Maintenance Assistant
Maintenance Worker
Marble Cleaner
Metal Polisher
Multi-Story Window/Building Exterior Cleaner
Odd Jobs Day Worker
Office Cleaner
Office Sweeper
Operational Service Worker (OSW)
Paper Cleaner
Patch Worker
Plant Custodian
Pool Cleaner
Porter
Power Washer
Project Crew Worker
Sanitation Worker
School Custodian
School Janitor
Scrub Woman
Scrubber
Sexton
Station Cleaning Porter
Sweeper
Swimming Pool Servicer
Tobacco Sweeper
Utility Person
Utility Porter
Utility Worker
Venetian Blind Cleaner
Venetian Blind Cleaner and Repairer
Venetian Blind Washer
Wall Cleaner
Wall Washer
Wallpaper Cleaner
Washer
Washhouse Worker
Window Cleaner
Window Washer
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Services
Job Family: Custodial
Benchmark Title: Janitor
 
 
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