Best-paid side job

The best-paid holiday job: cleaner!

Best-paid side job

Every year, the trade union FNV conducts a survey on holiday jobs. Just like last year, the cleaners come out as the best paid holiday jobs. The hourly wages are higher than in, for example, the hotel and catering industry and retail trade.

The cleaning industry is not strongly represented among holiday workers. In 2015, 5% of the holiday workers were still working as cleaners, in 2018 this decreased to 3%. And this while the average hourly wage for cleaning work is now €11.94, much higher than the €7.28 in the hospitality industry.

Still plenty of jobs

There are still plenty of jobs to be found in the cleaning industry. Not only for holiday workers but also as permanent jobs. The entire sector has plenty of vacancies. In order to fill them, the sector organisation OSB (Ondernemersorganisatie Schoonmaak- en Bedrijfsdiensten) has started a campaign: 'You get there in cleaning'.

With this campaign, the sector organisation wants to draw attention to the positive aspects of the cleaning profession: working independently, making a career, a good balance between work and private life, working close to home and... a good salary!

At Schoonkantoor.nl we are also regularly looking for new, enthusiastic people, for various locations throughout the Netherlands. Check this page
for a position in your area. Or send an open application.

Source: Holiday job survey FNV Jong and Service Management and article Servicemanagment