Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a building exterior cleaner can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a building exterior cleaner already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Building exterior cleaners remove dirt and litter from a building's exterior, as well as perform restoration tasks. They ensure the cleaning methods are compliant with safety regulations, and monitor the exteriors to ensure they are in proper condition.

Also known as building restoration operative, exterior cleaner, floor sweeper, building restoration worker, building cleaning worker, graffiti remover, building cleaning operative worker, floor polisher, façade cleaner, pressure washer operator.

Craft and related trades workers 31 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: asbestos abatement worker, 52%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
asbestos abatement worker 52% covered decontamination worker 36% covered sorter labourer 34% covered recycling worker 27% covered train cleaner 27% covered building exterior cleaner You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from building exterior cleaner, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a building exterior cleaner already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A building exterior cleaner needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • operate pressure washer handling and moving
  • clean building facade handling and moving
  • identify damage to buildings information skills
  • apply spraying techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
  • clean building floors handling and moving
  • cleaning techniques services
  • remove contaminants handling and moving
  • assess contamination information skills
  • cleaning industry health and safety measures services
  • avoid contamination assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a building exterior cleaner does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Building exterior cleaner is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a building exterior cleaner’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.