Industrial cleaning process occupations
Also called: Industrial cleaner, Cleaning machinist, Dry man, Jet man, Gulley man, Box washer, Jar washer, Keg washer, Pot washer, Bag cleaner, Box cleaner, Jet cleaner
Industrial cleaning process occupations clean manufactured goods, plant and machinery, industrial premises and building exteriors.
Main tasks
- Uses industrial hoovering, polishing, pressure washer, steam cleaning and sandblasting equipment to clean industrial premises and building exteriors
- Dismantles engines, boilers, furnaces and other industrial plant and machinery, cleans component parts and reassembles equipment
- Washes, rinses, dries and cleans manufactured goods, and stacks cleaned articles ready for removal
How to become one
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job. Vocational qualifications covering various aspects of industrial cleaning are available at levels 1 and 2. Qualifications are also offered by the British Institute of Cleaning Science.
Pay · Outlook
- Median full-time pay: £27,306 a year The middle half earn £25,226 to £31,699.
- About 23,100 people work in this job now, and about 21,900 are projected by 2035. (-5.5%)
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Sources
- Office for National Statistics: Annual Population Survey: employment by occupation (April 2025 to March 2026), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Office for National Statistics: SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions (2026-08-27 edition), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Department for Education: Skills Imperative 2035: employment projections by occupation (2021 to 2035 (Warwick IER / Cambridge Econometrics)), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Office for National Statistics: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (2025 provisional), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03