Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Building cleaner to domestic cleaner

A building cleaner already meets 46% of what the domestic cleaner role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From building cleaner
46 % overlap
Partial match
To domestic cleaner
13 You already bring
9 Still to learn
35 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.6/ 100

1 How much of what a domestic cleaner is expected to do is already part of a building cleaner’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the domestic cleaner role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A domestic cleaner role treats 11 of its required skills as things a building cleaner already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • clean glass surfaces
  • clean rooms
  • clean surfaces
  • clean toilet facilities
  • handle chemical cleaning agents
  • maintain cleaning equipment

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A domestic cleaner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a building cleaner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning handling and moving
  • already held remove dust handling and moving
  • already held restock toilet facilities' supplies handling and moving
  • already held carry out pressure washing activities handling and moving
  • already held clean toilet facilities handling and moving
  • already held maintain inventory of cleaning supplies information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 11 the domestic cleaner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 handling and moving 6 required, 10 supplementary
  • still to learn clean household linens required
  • still to learn make the beds required
  • still to learn vacuum surfaces required
  • still to learn wash the dishes required
  • still to learn wash the laundry required
  • still to learn iron textiles required
  • optional, not held clean vehicle exterior optional
  • optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
  • optional, not held feed pets optional
  • optional, not held maintain wardrobe optional
  • optional, not held provide dog walking services optional
  • optional, not held wash costumes optional
  • optional, not held wash vehicles optional
  • optional, not held handle linen in stock optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
  • optional, not held perform outdoor cleaning activities optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn work ergonomically required
  • optional, not held maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment optional
  • optional, not held supervise children optional
03 information skills 1 required
  • still to learn ensure cleanliness of food preparation area required
04 services 1 required
  • still to learn cleaning techniques required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held buy groceries optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a domestic cleaner role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held clean glass surfaces skill
  • already held clean rooms skill
  • already held clean surfaces skill
  • already held clean toilet facilities skill
  • already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • already held maintain cleaning equipment skill
  • already held maintain inventory of cleaning supplies skill
  • already held maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning skill
  • already held perform cleaning duties skill
  • already held remove dust skill
  • already held restock toilet facilities' supplies skill
  • already held carry out pressure washing activities skill
  • already held sort waste skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held buy groceries optional
  • optional, not held clean vehicle exterior optional
  • optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
  • optional, not held feed pets optional
  • optional, not held maintain wardrobe optional
  • optional, not held provide dog walking services optional
  • optional, not held wash costumes optional
  • optional, not held wash vehicles optional
  • optional, not held handle linen in stock optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
  • optional, not held maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment optional
  • optional, not held perform outdoor cleaning activities optional
  • optional, not held supervise children optional
40 held skills the domestic cleaner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role arrange furniture skill
  • not needed by the target role clean building facade skill
  • not needed by the target role clean building floors skill
  • not needed by the target role clean furniture skill
  • not needed by the target role clean particular areas manually skill
  • not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
  • not needed by the target role cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with waste collectors skill
  • not needed by the target role disinfect surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose food waste skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose medical waste skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role fire safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • not needed by the target role hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inform on toilet facilities malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role lawn care knowledge
  • not needed by the target role locking mechanisms knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain facility security systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage routine waste skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor building security skill
  • not needed by the target role operate floor cleaning equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate janitorial tools skill
  • not needed by the target role perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ground maintenance activities skill
  • not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to buildings' systems skill
  • not needed by the target role perform pest control skill
  • not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
  • not needed by the target role perform weed control operations skill
  • not needed by the target role provide lawn care skill
  • not needed by the target role remove snow skill
  • not needed by the target role report major building repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role snow removal safety hazards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role spray pesticides skill
  • not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise the work of cleaning staff skill
  • not needed by the target role use snow-removal equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role wood preservation knowledge
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier
  • still to learn cleaning techniques required
Index

Other moves recorded from building cleaner

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a building cleaner become a domestic cleaner?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A building cleaner already covers 46% of what a domestic cleaner is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 11 of which the domestic cleaner role treats as required.

What skills does a building cleaner need to become a domestic cleaner?

9 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is clean household linens.

How hard is the move from building cleaner to domestic cleaner?

Its learning distance is 57.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.