Janitor / custodian
Description
Janitors and custodians clean and maintain buildings, keeping them tidy, sanitary, and functional. The work is physical and routine: cleaning floors, restrooms, and spaces, emptying waste, restocking supplies, and handling minor maintenance, often outside business hours.
They work in offices, schools, hospitals, and public buildings. The role suits reliable, hardworking, thorough people who take pride in clean, well-kept spaces, can handle the physical, repetitive work, often work independently, and provide the steady, essential upkeep that keeps buildings pleasant and functional for everyone who uses them.
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Career path
Labor statistics estimates from 2023–2033