9129-Cleaning Workers Not Elsewhere Classified

Job Title: 

Cleaning Workers Not Elsewhere Classified

Job Description: 

This group includes other cleaning workers who clean surface, materials and objects, such as walls, swimming pools and non-motor vehicles like ships and aircraft, using specialised cleaning equipment and chemicals.

Tasks: 

Tasks include:

  • cleaning carpets and upholstered furniture using cleaning machines and their attachments
  • selecting and applying cleaning agents to remove stains from carpets, furniture and walls
  • 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 and using wet vacuums and other suction equipment to remove scale, accumulated dirt and other deposits from swimming pools, cooling tower components and drains
Additional Notes: 


This unit group includes

Ship and tank cleaner
Railway carriage cleaner

This unit group excludes

Car cleaner (9122)

Specific Occupations: 

91291
Ship/Ship tank cleaner

91292
Aircraft cleaner

91293
Railway carriage cleaner (include MRT, LRT and monorail)

91299
Other cleaning workers n.e.c.

International Careers(ISCO): 
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Source Of Info: 

Source: SINGAPORE STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 2015, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore