Janitor

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A janitor (American English, Scottish English), janitress (female), custodian , porter , cleaner or caretaker are people who clean and maintain buildings such as hospitals, schools, and residential accommodation. The main responsibility of the janitor is as a cleanser. In some cases, they will also perform maintenance and security tasks. A similar position, but usually with more managerial duties and excluding cleaning, is occupied by super officials in the United States (and sometimes in Canada). Cleaning is one of the most frequently outsourced services.

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Job assignment

Although most of the work done by janitors and building cleaners is indoors, it can sometimes be outdoors. Outdoors work includes mainly sweeping trails, mowing lawns, or shoveling snow. In some facilities or buildings, separate companies may be hired to do external work. Office buildings are usually cleaned when they are empty, so most office cleaning staff work during the night. The work can be physically demanding and sometimes dirty and unpleasant. The duties of the general cleaners often include the following tasks:

• Cleaning and restocking the bathroom
  • Sink
  • Toilet
  • Urinal
  • Clean, refine, and polish floors (sweep, mop, scrub, and scrub)
  • Clean out the trash
  • Refilling toilet paper products and other supplies such as feminine products and air fresheners
  • Cleaner mirror
• Clean the floor (mop, sweep, polish)
• Carpet cleaners (dry method, extraction, steam and bonnet)
• Clean the carpet (dust)
• Cleaning stainless steel and other special surfaces
• Cleaning the kitchen/lunch room
• Clean tables in booths, meeting rooms, etc...
• Empty trash and recycle bin
• Unlock and lock the building at the beginning and end of the day
• Stripping and floor coating using Floor stands
• Cleaning the AC vents
• Clearance of the scene (needs to be fully certified and the pay scale starts from $ 300.00 to $ 700.00 an hour)
• Picking garbage
• Place cleaning (generally spill - coffee for example)
• Sanitation
• Room settings (school/school, etc.)
• Porterage (internal delivery, movement of equipment or people in hospital)
• Remove vomit and feces from public area
• Raise and lower the flag (school)

Pay scale

In 2010, the average salary of a janitor working in the US was $ 10.68 per hour. The annual salary could grow by 11% according to the 2010 statistics.

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Office cleanup

Office cleaning staff do many of the same tasks as janitors. But the task is shared among different members. Additional tasks include:

• water the plants (trim as well)
• cleaning the sink, refrigerator, microwave and toaster in the office kitchen; cleaning recycling and waste bin
• cleaning furniture and computer equipment (monitor and table area, but not including keyboard) and table

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Outsourcing

Cleaning is one of the most frequently outsourced services. Some reasons for this include:

• Basic cleaning tasks are standardized, with little variation among companies.
• The nature of the work and the required performance standards can be clearly defined and defined in the contract, unlike more technical or professional work that the specifications are difficult to develop.
• Some organizations prefer to divert jobs that are not related to their core business to save the additional salary and benefits needed to manage the work.
• Some organizations may feel uncomfortable dealing with low-wage employee-related employment relationships; with outsourcing, these employment problems are transferred to contractors whose staff feel comfortable and experienced in handling this issue, and their approach can capitalize on economies of scale.
• If a janitor is not available due to illness or leave, a contractor who employs many janitors can easily assign a replacement. A small organization that employs one or more direct cleaners will have more problems with this.

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Demographics

Between 17% to 23% of the total immigrant population without documents living in the United States works in the cleaning industry (and grows at the rate of 1/2% to 1/3% per annum). In addition to this population that offers cheap labor sources, most cleaning work is done at night, making it an attractive option for janitorial companies to hire undocumented workers seeking underground work. Many such immigrants have even started their own hygiene companies using fictitious business licenses and false identity information.

In the Netherlands, the number of cleaning companies grew from 5,000 in 2003 to 8,000 in 2008.

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