NOC 65311: Specialized cleaners

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.

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 65311 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 65311

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:

• Carpet and upholstery cleaners
• Operate cleaning machines to clean carpets, rugs and upholstered furniture on customers' premises or in carpet and upholstery cleaning establishments.
• Chimney cleaners and sandblasters
• Clean soot and creosote from chimneys and fireplaces using hand tools and industrial vacuum cleaners
• Clean building exteriors, tanks, and industrial equipment using sandblasting, pressurized steam or hydroblasting equipment.
• Furnace and ventilation system cleaners
• Clean ducts, vents and filters of furnaces in residences and commercial buildings using hand tools and industrial vacuum cleaners.
• Vehicle cleaners
• Clean the interior and exterior of automobiles, buses, streetcars, railway cars and subway cars.
• Window cleaners
• Wash and clean interior and exterior windows and other glass surfaces in low-rise and highrise buildings.

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

Example job titles

• auto detailer
• building exterior cleaner
• carpet cleaner
• chimney cleaner
• freight car cleaner
• furnace cleaner
• laboratory equipment cleaner
• sandblaster
• septic tank cleaner
• upholstery cleaner
• vehicle cleaner
• ventilation system cleaner
• window cleaner

Employment requirements

• There are no specific education requirements for occupations in this unit group.
• On-the-job training is usually provided.
• Previous experience in a related position may be required for some occupations in this unit group.

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