Jobs Similar to Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to cleaners of vehicles and equipment, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Recycling and Reclamation Workers, Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners and Hazardous Materials Removal Workers.
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment: $35,830 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Recycling and Reclamation Workers
78% similar · $40,240 (broader group) · High school · Same group
- 2Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
78% similar · $49,880 (+39%) · High school
- 3Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
76% similar · $49,450 (+38%) · High school
- 4Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
76% similar · $49,690 (+39%) · High school · Same group
- 5Light Truck Drivers
76% similar · $44,860 (+25%) · High school
- 6Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
75% similar · $60,600 (+69%) · High school
- 7Tree Trimmers and Pruners
75% similar · $50,960 (+42%) · High school
- 8Tire Repairers and Changers
75% similar · $37,710 (+5%) · High school
- 9Floor Sanders and Finishers
75% similar · $50,440 (+41%) · High school
- 10Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
75% similar · $58,870 (+64%) · High school · Same group
- 11Aircraft Service Attendants
74% similar · $40,450 (+13%) · High school
- 12Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
74% similar · $40,240 (+12%) · High school · Same group
- 13Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
74% similar · $34,890 (−3%) · High school
- 14Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
74% similar · $46,170 (+29%) · High school
- 15Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
74% similar · $58,640 (+64%) · High school
- 16Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
74% similar · $48,540 (+35%) · High school
- 17Rock Splitters, Quarry
74% similar · $48,740 (+36%) · High school
- 18Tire Builders
74% similar · $57,390 (+60%) · High school
- 19Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
74% similar · $43,960 (+23%) · High school
- 20Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
74% similar · $46,960 (+31%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than cleaners of vehicles and equipment.
- Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers75% similar · $60,600 (+69%)
- Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders75% similar · $58,870 (+64%)
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers74% similar · $58,640 (+64%)
- Tire Builders74% similar · $57,390 (+60%)
- Tree Trimmers and Pruners75% similar · $50,960 (+42%)
- Floor Sanders and Finishers75% similar · $50,440 (+41%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for cleaners of vehicles and equipment also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where cleaners of vehicles and equipment is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers (84)
- Aircraft Service Attendants (83)
- Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants (80)
- Dishwashers (79)
- Tire Repairers and Changers (79)
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (76)
- Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials (73)
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs (72)
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (71)
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (71)
Questions about jobs like cleaners of vehicles and equipment
What jobs are most similar to cleaners of vehicles and equipment?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Recycling and Reclamation Workers (78% similar), Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners (78% similar), Hazardous Materials Removal Workers (76% similar), Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors (76% similar) and Light Truck Drivers (76% similar).
Which jobs like cleaners of vehicles and equipment pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers ($60,600, +69%; usually a high school diploma), Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders ($58,870, +64%; usually a high school diploma) and Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ($58,640, +64%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with cleaners of vehicles and equipment ($35,830). Without more preparation than cleaners of vehicles and equipment usually need: Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders and Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.