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Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Wash or otherwise clean vehicles, machinery, and other equipment. Use such materials as water, cleaning agents, brushes, cloths, and hoses.

What you’d do

  • Rinse objects and place them on drying racks or use cloth, squeegees, or air compressors to dry surfaces.
  • Apply paints, dyes, polishes, reconditioners, waxes, or masking materials to vehicles to preserve, protect, or restore color or condition.
  • Clean and polish vehicle windows.
  • Drive vehicles to or from workshops or customers' workplaces or homes.
  • Scrub, scrape, or spray machine parts, equipment, or vehicles, using scrapers, brushes, clothes, cleaners, disinfectants, insecticides, acid, abrasives, vacuums, or hoses.
  • Inspect parts, equipment, or vehicles for cleanliness, damage, and compliance with standards or regulations.
  • Mix cleaning solutions, abrasive compositions, or other compounds, according to formulas.
  • Maintain inventories of supplies.

Skills that matter

  • Operation and Control
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Monitoring
  • Time Management
  • Speaking

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Automotive Detailer (Auto Detailer)
  • Car Washer
  • Detailer
  • Reconditioner
  • Aircraft Cleaner
  • Bus Cleaner

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