How to become a food and beverage establishment general cleaner
Official title: Food and beverage establishment general cleaner
Also called: Coffee shop general cleaner, Food court general cleaner, Hawker centre general cleaner, Restaurant general cleaner, Food court general cleaner, Hawker centre general cleaner, Restaurant general cleaner
Food and beverage establishment general cleaner cleans tables, removes dirty dishes, replaces soiled table linens and sets tables. He/she replenishes the supply of clean linens, silverware, glassware, and dishes.
Main tasks
- Sweeping and cleaning floors
- Collecting plates and utensils and cleaning tables
- Washing plates, trays and utensils
- Cleaning kitchens
- Picking up rubbish, emptying garbage containers and taking contents to waste areas for removal
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $19,200 a year. The middle half earn $16,812 to $21,828 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Table-top cleaner
- Dishwasher
- Food and beverage establishment multi-skilled cleaner cum machine operator
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Questions people ask
How much does a food and beverage establishment general cleaner earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $19,200 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $16,812 to $21,828.
Will AI change the work of a food and beverage establishment general cleaner?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026