domestic cleanertodomestic housekeeper
A domestic cleaner already meets 48% of what the domestic housekeeper role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
48%
60.2/ 100
1 Share of the domestic housekeeper role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the domestic cleaner profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A domestic housekeeper role treats 14 of its required skills as things a domestic cleaner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- buy groceries
- clean rooms
- clean surfaces
- cleaning techniques
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- iron textiles
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A domestic housekeeper role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a domestic cleaner background worth leading with.
- already held wash the dishes handling and moving
- already held make the beds handling and moving
- already held wash the laundry handling and moving
- already held clean household linens handling and moving
- already held buy groceries communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held remove dust handling and moving
All 22 carried skills, including the 14 the domestic housekeeper role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 36 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held monitor kitchen supplies required
- required, not held supervise housekeeping operations required
- required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards required
- required, not held manage schedule of tasks required
- optional, not held organise wine cellar optional
- optional, not held oversee maintenance work optional
- optional, not held arrange special events optional
- optional, not held collect mail optional
- optional, not held disseminate messages to people optional
- optional, not held manage cleaning activities optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- required, not held identify customer's needs required
- required, not held order supplies required
- required, not held satisfy customers required
- optional, not held assist clients with special needs optional
- optional, not held communicate with youth optional
- optional, not held follow written instructions optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held promote human rights optional
- optional, not held teach housekeeping skills optional
- required, not held store kitchen supplies required
- optional, not held polish silverware optional
- required, not held control of expenses required
- optional, not held assist children with homework optional
- optional, not held serve beverages optional
- optional, not held serve food in table service optional
- optional, not held tend to elderly people optional
- optional, not held use cooking techniques optional
- optional, not held use food preparation techniques optional
- optional, not held attend to children's basic physical needs optional
- optional, not held greet guests optional
- optional, not held support children's wellbeing optional
- optional, not held control minor maintenance optional
- optional, not held maintain gardening equipment optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a domestic housekeeper role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 identify customer's needs skill · sector specific
- 02 monitor kitchen supplies skill · sector specific
- 03 store kitchen supplies skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 22 skills that carry over
- already held buy groceries skill
- already held clean rooms skill
- already held clean surfaces skill
- already held cleaning techniques knowledge
- already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
- already held iron textiles skill
- already held maintain cleaning equipment skill
- already held maintain inventory of cleaning supplies skill
- already held make the beds skill
- already held perform cleaning duties skill
- already held remove dust skill
- already held vacuum surfaces skill
- already held wash the laundry skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held clean glass surfaces skill
- already held clean household linens skill
- already held feed pets skill
- already held handle linen in stock skill
- already held perform outdoor cleaning activities skill
- already held provide dog walking services skill
- already held supervise children skill
- already held wash the dishes skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held dietary regimes optional
- optional, not held lawn care optional
27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held polish silverware optional
- optional, not held assist children with homework optional
- optional, not held lawn care optional
- optional, not held organise wine cellar optional
- optional, not held oversee maintenance work optional
- optional, not held serve beverages optional
- optional, not held serve food in table service optional
- optional, not held tend to elderly people optional
- optional, not held use cooking techniques optional
- optional, not held use food preparation techniques optional
- optional, not held arrange special events optional
- optional, not held assist clients with special needs optional
- optional, not held attend to children's basic physical needs optional
- optional, not held collect mail optional
- optional, not held communicate with youth optional
- optional, not held control minor maintenance optional
- optional, not held dietary regimes optional
- optional, not held disseminate messages to people optional
- optional, not held follow written instructions optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held greet guests optional
- optional, not held maintain gardening equipment optional
- optional, not held manage cleaning activities optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held promote human rights optional
- optional, not held support children's wellbeing optional
- optional, not held teach housekeeping skills optional
13 held skills the domestic housekeeper role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role carry out pressure washing activities skill
- not needed by the target role clean toilet facilities skill
- not needed by the target role clean vehicle exterior skill
- not needed by the target role clean vehicle interiors skill
- not needed by the target role ensure cleanliness of food preparation area skill
- not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
- not needed by the target role maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning skill
- not needed by the target role maintain wardrobe skill
- not needed by the target role restock toilet facilities' supplies skill
- not needed by the target role sort waste skill
- not needed by the target role wash costumes skill
- not needed by the target role wash vehicles skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held lawn care optional
- optional, not held dietary regimes optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.