Other cleaning workers clean surface, materials and objects, such as carpets, walls, swimming pools and cooling towers, using specialized cleaning equipment and chemicals.
Skill level:
Unskilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Other cleaning workers - from R6 977 to R26 546 per month - 2025.
- A Other cleaning workers typically earns between R6 977 and R19 245 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R7 758 and R24 098 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- Cleaning carpets and upholstered furniture using cleaning machines and their attachments
- Selecting and applying cleaning agents to remove stains from carpets
- Treating carpets with soil-repellent chemicals and deodorants, and treating for pests
- Cleaning stone walls, metal surfaces and fascias using high-pressure water cleaners and solvents
- Applying chemicals and high-pressure cleaning methods to remove micro-organisms from water and filtration systems
- Using wet vacuums and other suction equipment to remove scale, accumulated dirt and other deposits from swimming pools, cooling tower components and drains
