NOC 65310: Light duty cleaners
What light duty cleaners do
Light duty cleaners clean lobbies, hallways, offices and rooms of hotels, motels, resorts, hospitals, schools, office buildings and private residences. They are employed by hotels, motels, resorts, recreational facilities, hospitals and other institutions, building management companies, cleaning service companies and private individuals. Housekeepers perform housekeeping duties in residential, and institutional settings.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Sweep, mop, wash, wax and polish floors
- Dust furniture and vacuum carpeting and area rugs, draperies and upholstered furniture
- Make beds, change sheets and distribute clean towels and toiletries
- Attend to guests' requests for extra supplies
- Stock linen closets and other supplies' areas
- Clean, disinfect and polish kitchen and bathroom fixtures and appliances
- Clean and disinfect public areas such as changing rooms, showers and elevators
- Disinfect operating rooms and other hospital areas
- Pick up debris and empty trash containers
- Wash windows, walls and ceilings.
- Report and store lost and found items
- May provide basic information on facilities
- May handle complaints.
Job titles under NOC 65310
47 job titles are classified here, including cleaner, hospital cleaner, hotel cleaner.
- airport cleaner
- building cleaner
- chambermaid
- charworker
- cleaner
- cleaning lady
- cleaning man/woman
- clean-up crew worker
- domestic housekeeper
- domestic maid - cleaning services
- environmental service worker (ESW) - hospital
- floor cleaner
- floor sweeper
- guest home cleaner
- hall cleaner
- home cleaner
- homemaker helper - rest home
- hospital cleaner
- hotel cleaner
- hotel housekeeper
- house cleaner
- housekeeper
- housekeeping aide
- housekeeping attendant
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education may be required.
- On-the-job training is usually provided.
Light duty cleaners wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $15.50/hr | $19.74/hr | $25.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $19.23/hr | $25.90/hr |
Montréal QC | $16.10/hr | $20.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $21.91/hr | $27.24/hr |
Calgary AB | $15.22/hr | $18.61/hr | $26.97/hr |
Edmonton AB | $15.00/hr | $17.35/hr | $23.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $19.75/hr | $25.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $17.00/hr | $21.75/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $16.10/hr | $20.47/hr | $25.00/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $18.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $26.00/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $19.00/hr | $25.89/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $17.05/hr | $20.03/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $17.85/hr | $21.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $15.35/hr | $18.00/hr | $21.50/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $15.35/hr | $16.00/hr | $21.84/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $19.00/hr | $22.63/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $17.05/hr | $20.03/hr |
New Brunswick | $15.65/hr | $17.50/hr | $22.00/hr |
Quebec | $16.10/hr | $20.47/hr | $25.00/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $19.00/hr | $25.89/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $17.00/hr | $23.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $18.00/hr | $21.50/hr |
Alberta | $15.00/hr | $18.20/hr | $23.08/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $20.00/hr | $26.00/hr |
Using NOC 65310 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 47 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Cleaning supervisors (NOC 62024)
- Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners (NOC 65312)
- Specialized cleaners (NOC 65311)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for light duty cleaners?
Light duty cleaners are NOC 2021 unit group 65310. Example job titles in this group include cleaner, hospital cleaner, hotel cleaner, house cleaner.
What TEER is NOC 65310?
NOC 65310 is TEER 5 (Short work demonstration). Usually requires a short work demonstration and no formal education. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do light duty cleaners earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $19.74/hr, about $38,000 a year full-time, with a range of $15.50/hr to $25.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.