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Swimming facility attendant

Also called pool attendant, beach attendant, swimming pool cleaner

Swimming facility attendants handle the daily activities of a swimming facility such as a swimming pool, beach and lake. They clean the facility, maintain a good attitude towards the clients and ensure the overall safety within the facility.

Will there be jobs?Limited prospects15 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Cleaners and helpersWhat does it pay?Below averageFrom about €800 (Bulgaria) to €3,800 (Denmark) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Cleaners and helpersWhat do I need to study?Basic schooling5 in 10 have basic schooling only. 4 in 10 train through vocational routes.Cleaners and helpersWill AI change it?Very littleLevel 1 of 6. AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.Other cleaning workers · ILO

What you'd do

Other cleaning workers · ILO
  • Cleaning carpets and upholstered furniture using cleaning machines and their attachments
  • Selecting and applying cleaning agents to remove stains from carpets
  • Treating carpets with soil-repellent chemicals and deodorants, and treating for pests
  • Cleaning stone walls, metal surfaces and fascias using high pressure water cleaners and solvents
  • Applying chemicals and high-pressure cleaning methods to remove micro-organisms from water and filtration systems
  • Using wet vacuums and other suction equipment to remove scale, accumulated dirt and other deposits from swimming pools, cooling tower components and drains
Maintain cleaning equipmentClean public areasMaintain quality of pool waterMonitor swimming-pool infrastructureSupervise pool activities+ 2 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors and outdoors
  • A mix of sitting and standing
  • Constant contact with people, including the public
  • Some freedom to decide
  • Usually under 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines now and then
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the US job "Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers"

Will there be jobs?

Limited prospects

Fewer jobs than in most work will need filling by 2035.

People working as cleaners and helpers in the EU
9.29m8.92m8.3m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
1,998,000 replacing leavers 640,000 jobs disappear
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Cleaners and helpers15
All jobs29
Right now
8 of 27 countries report a shortage of other cleaning workers, 8 a surplus.
Other cleaning workers · EURES

What does it pay?

Below average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €800 a month (Bulgaria) to €3,800 (Denmark), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among elementary occupations in the EU, women earn 9% less per hour than men. Elementary occupations · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Basic schooling

Most people start with basic schooling and learn on the job.

Highest qualification of cleaners and helpers (EU, 2025)
Degree 7%Vocational 32%General secondary 11%Basic schooling 49%
Field that teaches it
Occupational health and safety
Vocational route, EU
4 in 10 trainees in this field

Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Very little

AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.10 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 6 tasks
Applying chemicals and high-pressure cleaning methods to remove micro-organisms from water and filtration systems0.12
Using wet vacuums and other suction equipment to remove scale, accumulated dirt and other deposits from swimming pools, cooling tower components and drains0.12
Selecting and applying cleaning agents to remove stains from carpets0.10
Treating carpets with soil-repellent chemicals and deodorants, and treating for pests0.09
Cleaning carpets and upholstered furniture using cleaning machines and their attachments0.09
Cleaning stone walls, metal surfaces and fascias using high pressure water cleaners and solvents0.09

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for other cleaning workers. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).