65310 Light duty cleaners

What this occupation covers

Light duty cleaners clean lobbies, hallways, offices and rooms of hotels, motels, resorts, hospitals, schools, office buildings and private residences. They are employed by hotels, motels, resorts, recreational facilities, hospitals and other institutions, building management companies, cleaning service companies and private individuals. Housekeepers perform housekeeping duties in residential, and institutional settings.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 13 main duties for this code.

• Sweep, mop, wash, wax and polish floors
• Dust furniture and vacuum carpeting and area rugs, draperies and upholstered furniture
• Make beds, change sheets and distribute clean towels and toiletries
• Attend to guests' requests for extra supplies
• Stock linen closets and other supplies' areas
• Clean, disinfect and polish kitchen and bathroom fixtures and appliances
• Clean and disinfect public areas such as changing rooms, showers and elevators
• Disinfect operating rooms and other hospital areas
• Pick up debris and empty trash containers
• Wash windows, walls and ceilings.
• Report and store lost and found items
• May provide basic information on facilities
• May handle complaints.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 13 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 62024 Cleaning supervisors
• 65312 Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners
• 65311 Specialized cleaners

Excluded from this code

• Cleaning supervisors (See 62024 Cleaning supervisors)
• Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners (See 65312 Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners)
• Specialized cleaners (See 65311 Specialized cleaners)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

airport cleaner · building cleaner · chambermaid · charworker · cleaner · cleaning lady · cleaning man/woman · clean-up crew worker · domestic housekeeper · domestic maid - cleaning services · environmental service worker (ESW) - hospital · floor cleaner · floor sweeper · guest home cleaner · hall cleaner · home cleaner · homemaker helper - rest home · hospital cleaner · hotel cleaner · hotel housekeeper · house cleaner · housekeeper · housekeeping aide · housekeeping attendant

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education may be required.
• On-the-job training is usually provided.