# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cleaners-of-vehicles-and-equipment
- SOC code: 53-7061.00
- Career family: Transportation
- Median annual pay: $35,830 (10th percentile $27,380, 90th percentile $47,610)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.9%
- Openings a year: 51,500
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 2 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 1 |
| Enterprising (E) | 0 |
| Conventional (C) | 51 |

## What you'd do

- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 72/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 70/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 66/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 65/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 65/100)
- Getting Information (importance 63/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 63/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 61/100)
- Training and Teaching Others (importance 60/100)
- Processing Information (importance 58/100)

## Skills

Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Time Management, Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Coordination, Critical Thinking

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Transportation, Administration and Management, Public Safety and Security, Production and Processing, Mechanical, Education and Training, Mathematics, Chemistry

## Also called

Aircraft Cabin Cleaner, Aircraft Cleaner, Aircraft Detailer, Airplane Cleaner, Apparatus Cleaner, Apron Cleaner, Assembly Cleaner, Automat Car Attendant, Automatic Car Wash Attendant, Automobile Detailer

## Related careers

- [Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/laundry-and-dry-cleaning-workers): $34,890 median pay
- [Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cleaning-washing-and-metal-pickling-equipment-operators-and-tenders): $43,530 median pay
- [Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/janitors-and-cleaners-except-maids-and-housekeeping-cleaners): $36,840 median pay
- [Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/septic-tank-servicers-and-sewer-pipe-cleaners): $49,880 median pay
- [Maintenance Workers, Machinery](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/maintenance-workers-machinery): $60,850 median pay
- [Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/coating-painting-and-spraying-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders): $48,250 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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