Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.: pay and what the work involves

Occupation 9229 · Elementary occupations

Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.

Job holders in this unit group perform elementary cleansing service occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 922: Elementary cleaning occupations.

How people enter it

No formal academic qualifications are required. Training may be provided on-the-job.

What the work involves

selects appropriate brush head, pushes it through flue or chimney and collects soot and other dislodged deposits from flue or chimney with brush or vacuum equipment
cleans toilets, washrooms, rest rooms and other similar amenities
replenishes supplies of soap, toilet paper and towels
reports acts of vandalism and any defects in sanitary equipment
completes worksheets to note the date and time that amenities were last cleaned

Also called

Amenity block attendant · Bin cleaner · Chimney sweep · Toilet cleaner

What it pays

Measure	Hours	Basis	Period	Value	Source
9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	10,100.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	11,800.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	13,400.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	700.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	1,600.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	14,000.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	1,600.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

Region	Measure	Hours	Value	Period
East	9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	withheld	2026-03
East Midlands	9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	1,600.00	2026-03
London	9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	1,700.00	2026-03
North East	9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	withheld	2026-03
North West	9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	500.00	2026-03
Northern Ireland	9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	700.00	2026-03
Scotland	9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	1,600.00	2026-03
South East	9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	1,800.00	2026-03
South West	9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	1,200.00	2026-03
Wales	9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	1,600.00	2026-03
West Midlands	9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	withheld	2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber	9229 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	None	2,700.00	2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c. vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 9 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

Cleaners and domestics · Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers · Refuse and salvage occupations · Street cleaners · Vehicle valeters and cleaners · Window cleaners