NOC 65310: Light duty cleaners

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.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): no, TEER 5 does not count for Express Entry.
• Canadian Experience Class: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): no. No high-wage add-on, and a job offer in it earns no CRS points.

TEER 5: Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 65310 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws if you qualify through other experience.

Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection

CRS points for work in NOC 65310

None. Work in TEER 4 and 5 occupations earns no Canadian work points in the CRS.

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

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.

For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.

Example job titles

• cleaner
• hospital cleaner
• hotel cleaner
• house cleaner
• housekeeper
• housekeeping aide
• housekeeping room attendant
• light duty cleaner
• office cleaner
• sweeper

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education may be required.
• On-the-job training is usually provided.

Similar jobs with a different code

• 62024Cleaning supervisors
• 65312Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners
• 65311Specialized cleaners