First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers
Also called:
Head Custodian, Housekeeping Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisor, Facilities Manager
What they do:
Directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.
On the job, you would:
- Plan and prepare employee work schedules.
- Coordinate activities with other departments to ensure that services are provided in an efficient and timely manner.
- Inspect work performed to ensure that it meets specifications and established standards.
Business
- customer service
- management
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- talking to others
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
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People interested in this work like activities that include
leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Attention to Detail
- Leadership
- Adaptability/Flexibility
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You might use software like this on the job:
Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Access
Spreadsheet software
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high school diploma or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$35,230
per year, on average
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