Vehicle, Window, Laundry and Other Hand Cleaning Workers

How to become a motor vehicle cleaner or polisher

Official title: Motor vehicle cleaner/polisher

Also called: Bus cleaner, Car cleaner, Car detailer, Car groomer, Car polisher, Car washer, Motor vehicle cleaner, Motor vehicle polisher, Truck washer, Vehicle washer, Bus cleaner, Car detailer

Motor vehicle cleaner/polisher washes, cleans and polishes motor vehicles such as cars, taxis, motorcycles. He/she cleans and polishes surfaces of external parts and interiors of vehicles, using water, cleaning agents, brushes and cloths.

Main tasks

Cleaning, washing and polishing cars and other vehicles, by hand or using hand-held power tools
Vacuuming vehicle interiors and dry cleaning carpets and upholstery
Applying cleaning agents to remove stains from vehicle exteriors and interiors
Washing tyres and wheel arches and blackening tyres
Washing and polishing vehicle windows
Emptying and cleaning compartments in vehicles

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: $20,400 a year. The middle half earn $16,800 to $25,200 a year.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How much does a motor vehicle cleaner or polisher earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $20,400 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $16,800 to $25,200.

Will AI change the work of a motor vehicle cleaner or polisher?

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