How to become a residential or Open areas multi-skilled cleaner cum machine operator

Official title: Residential/Open areas multi-skilled cleaner cum machine operator

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Residential/Open areas multi-skilled cleaner cum machine operator uses motorised ride-on machinery (e.g. ride-on road sweeper, integrated scrubber-sweeper), lifting equipment (e.g. scissor lift, boomlift), various handheld machines (e.g. burnisher, single-disc scrubber, hi-pressure jet machine) or specialised cleaning agents to clean and tidy the premises of residential areas and common public open areas such as roads, pavements, bus stops, drains, waterways, overhead bridges, expressways, parks, beaches etc. He/she operates sweeping equipment and machinery to remove waste, leaves or debris and maintains, cleans and performs minor repairs to the equipment used.

Main tasks

• Sweeping and cleaning staircases, common corridors, walkways, lifts/lift lobbies, letterbox areas, car parks, void decks, bus stops, overhead bridges, underpasses, footpaths, etc
• Cleaning drains and waterways
• Sweeping and cleaning shared facilities like function rooms, resident’s corner, pavilions, bin centres, playgrounds, fitness centres etc
• Clearing trash bins
• Cleaning rubbish, leaves on driveways and grounds

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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• Residential/Open areas general cleaner
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Questions people ask

Will AI change the work of a residential or Open areas multi-skilled cleaner cum machine operator?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• 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