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Careers / Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
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Job Requirements |
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Experience:
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public. |
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Education:
These occupations usually require a high school diploma. |
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Training:
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
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Top 5 Skills |
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Top 5 Abilities |
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Active Listening —
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Coordination —
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Critical Thinking —
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Social Perceptiveness —
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Speaking —
Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Oral Comprehension —
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Static Strength —
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Near Vision —
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Trunk Strength —
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Extent Flexibility —
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Knowledge |
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Customer and Personal Service —
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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English Language —
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Public Safety and Security —
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Interesting Fact |
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Thomas Edison not only invented electric light, he also invented wax paper, the phonograph (and record), the radio vacuum tube, the motion picture camera, an electronic voting machine and dozens more! |
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Did you know... |
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