Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages High openings flow SOC 53-7061

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

About 56,200 projected annual openings shape how to read Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment against Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, Crane and Tower Operators, Flight Attendants.

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Same-major-group titles next to Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ($232K) , First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors ($63K) , Crane and Tower Operators ($68K) , Flight Attendants ($64K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 53-7061 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Rinse objects and place them on drying racks or use cloth, squeegees, or air compressors to dry surfaces
  2. 2. Apply paints, dyes, polishes, reconditioners, waxes, or masking materials to vehicles to preserve, protect, or restore color or condition
  3. 3. Clean and polish vehicle windows
  4. 4. Drive vehicles to or from workshops or customers' workplaces or homes
  5. 5. Scrub, scrape, or spray machine parts, equipment, or vehicles, using scrapers, brushes, clothes, cleaners, disinfectants, insecticides, a…
  6. 6. Clean the plastic work inside cars, using paintbrushes
  7. 7. Inspect parts, equipment, or vehicles for cleanliness, damage, and compliance with standards or regulations
  8. 8. Mix cleaning solutions, abrasive compositions, or other compounds, according to formulas
  9. 9. Disassemble and reassemble machines or equipment or remove and reattach vehicle parts or trim, using hand tools
  10. 10. Maintain inventories of supplies
  11. 11. Pre-soak or rinse machine parts, equipment, or vehicles by immersing objects in cleaning solutions or water, manually or using hoists
  12. 12. Turn valves or disconnect hoses to eliminate water, cleaning solutions, or vapors from machinery or tanks

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment: O*NET ranks Operation and Control first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 53-7061 - lead skill Operation and Control at 3.0 ; lead knowledge Customer and Personal Service. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Operation and Control 3.0
  2. 2. Quality Control Analysis 3.0
  3. 3. Operations Monitoring 2.9
  4. 4. Monitoring 2.8
  5. 5. Time Management 2.8
  6. 6. Speaking 2.6
  7. 7. Active Listening 2.5
  8. 8. Service Orientation 2.4

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Customer and Personal Service 3.5
  2. 2. English Language 3.3
  3. 3. Transportation 3.1
  4. 4. Administration and Management 2.9
  5. 5. Public Safety and Security 2.9
  6. 6. Production and Processing 2.8
Projected annual openings
56,200
growth + transfers + exits
National median $35,830/yr
$36K
National median
↑ +4%
Growth 2024-2034
380,430
Estimated US jobs
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Highest-pay peer · $232K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education No formal educational credential

Top Paying States for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

1. District of Columbia $42,710
2. Massachusetts $38,630
3. Washington $40,070
4. New York $39,390
5. Minnesota $37,580
6. Alaska $40,210
7. Vermont $39,530
8. Oregon $38,070
9. Colorado $39,610
10. California $37,920

Other Transportation and Material Moving Occupations titles

  1. 1. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $232,140
  2. 2. Crane and Tower Operators $68,080
  3. 3. First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $62,890
  4. 4. Flight Attendants $63,580
  5. 5. Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers $68,840
  6. 6. Subway and Streetcar Operators $86,380

Roughly 56,200 projected annual openings (growth, transfers, exits) are the scale signal for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment. Median pay is $35,830 in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations.

Employment Projections expect +4% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: District of Columbia at $42,710. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $232,140. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment pay-rank #47 in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

On the Transportation and Material Moving Occupations median table (50 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment lands at #47, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 53-7061 · national median $35,830 · lower third of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (#47/50). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 53-7061

District of Columbia · top state for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

$43K published median

Massachusetts · #2 state pay

$39K · behind District of Columbia

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Highest-pay peer vs Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · $232K

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

Lower-pay peer beside Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · $63K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment land on the Transportation and Material Moving Occupations median table? ▼
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment is pay-rank #47 of 50 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants ($36K), Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians ($35K), Packers and Packagers, Hand ($36K), Parking Attendants ($35K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What do cleaners of vehicles and equipment do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment. Leading ones include: Rinse objects and place them on drying racks or use cloth, squeegees, or air compressors to dry surfaces; Apply paints, dyes, polishes, reconditioners, waxes, or masking materials to vehicles to preserve, protect, or restore color or condition; Clean and polish vehicle windows; Drive vehicles to or from workshops or customers' workplaces or homes. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for cleaners of vehicles and equipment? ▼
For SOC 53-7061, O*NET importance scores lead with Operation and Control (3.0), Quality Control Analysis (3.0), Operations Monitoring (2.9), Monitoring (2.8). Knowledge areas emphasize Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Transportation. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $35,830 as the national median for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment. The published 10th-90th range is $27,380 to $47,610. Beside Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ($232,140), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment is +4%. Projected annual openings: about 56,200. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment? ▼
District of Columbia ($42,710), Massachusetts ($38,630), Washington ($40,070) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 53-7061. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics