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Occupations / Commercial Cleaners

Commercial Cleaners

Commercial Cleaners clean offices, residential complexes, hospitals, schools, industrial work areas, industrial machines, construction sites and other commercial premises using heavy duty cleaning equipment.

OtherLicensed workANZSCO 8112
$1,254/wkMedian full-time pay
150kPeople employed
+4% ▲Growth to 2035
38%Work full time
42Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 8112.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

vacuuming carpets, curtains and upholstered furniturecleaning, dusting and polishing furniture, fixtures and fittingsremoving rubbish and recyclable material, and emptying containers, bins and traysstripping wax from floors, re-waxing and polishing floorscleaning and disinfecting laundry and bathroom fixtures, replenishing supplies and reporting defective plumbing fixturesoperating industrial vacuum cleaners to clean floors, work areas and machines
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 8112 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 6,900 more people in commercial cleaners by 2035 ▲

The field shrank 0.8% in the year to February 2026, losing about 1,200 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 8112.More about our sources: How we check our facts
153k2025
153.6k2030 PROJ.
159.9k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 22% trained through VET, 16% hold a degree.

Both paths are common in this field. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 8112. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

CPP30321Certificate III

Certificate III in Cleaning Operations

Property Services Training Package.

See 39 providers
CPP40421Certificate IV

Certificate IV in Cleaning

Property Services Training Package.

See 9 providers
AVI10119Certificate I

Certificate I in Aviation (Foundation Skills)

Aviation Training Package · licensed work.

See 2 providers

Licensed work: several of these courses lead to work that also needs a state or territory licence. Training is the first step; licensing rules are set by each state.

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

Jobs open right now

150k Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 8112.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW43.4k
VIC35.6k
QLD33k
WA18.9k
SA12.3k
TAS4.4k
ACT2.5k
NT1.7k

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