NOC 2021 · 65311 · TEER 5
Specialized cleaners
Unit group 65311 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Specialized cleaners clean and refurbish building exteriors, carpets, chimneys, industrial equipment, ventilation systems, windows and other surfaces, using specialized equipment and techniques. They are employed by specialized cleaning service companies or they may be self-employed.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- acid tank cleaner
- air duct cleaner
- air duct cleaning technician
- auto care worker
- auto detailer
- automobile cleaner
- boiler cleaner
- building exterior cleaner
- building sander
- bus cleaner
- bus washer
- car care worker
- car detailer
- car scrubber
- car wash attendant
- car washer
- carpet cleaner
- cesspool cleaner
- chimney cleaner
- chimney sweep
- drain-roto cleaner
- fireplace cleaner
- freight car cleaner
- furnace cleaner
- glass cleaner
- laboratory equipment cleaner
- laboratory facilities cleaner
- lot porter - auto cleaning
- railway car cleaner
- rock or brick sandblaster
- rug cleaner
- sandblaster
- sandblasting building cleaner
- septic tank cleaner
- specialized cleaner
- specialized cleaner - automobile aesthetics
- steam cleaner
- steamblaster
- steamblasting building cleaner
- streetcar cleaner
- subway car cleaner
- swimming pool cleaner
- tank car cleaner
- tank cleaner
- transportation vehicle scrubber
- truck washer
- upholstery cleaner
- vat washer
- vehicle cleaner
- venetian blinds cleaner and repairer
- ventilation system cleaner
- window cleaner
- window washer
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.