9232- STREET CLEANERS

Job Title: 

STREET CLEANERS

Alternate Titles: 

Cleansing operative (street cleaning),Road sweeper,Street cleaner

Job Description: 

Workers in this unit group clean, sweep and remove refuse from public thoroughfares.

Education: 

No academic qualifications are required. On-the-job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs in Cleaning: Highways and Land are available at Levels 1 and 2.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 7
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 13.4
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • sweeps pavements, gutters and roadways with hand broom or mechanical sweeper;
  • collects litter using hand tools;
  • transfers refuse into containers and empties public litter bins into containers.
International Careers(ISCO): 
Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK