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  4. Building caretakers

Building caretakers

Building caretakers take care of apartment houses, hotels, offices, churches and other buildings and maintain them and associeated grounds in a clean and orderly condition. They may supervise other workers and contractors depending on the size and nature of the building concerned.

Skill level: Semi-skilled

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  • Salary range for the majority of workers in Building caretakers - from ₹15,300 to ₹95,613 per month - 2025.
  • A Building caretakers typically earns between ₹15,300 and ₹43,734 net per month at the start of the job.
  • After 5 years of service, this is between ₹17,529 and ₹65,997 per month for a working week of 48 hours.

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  • Building caretaker
  • Caretaker (private sector)
  • Sexton
  • Janitor

Job Responsibilities

  • Supervising the work of cleaning, housekeeping and building maintenance staff and contractors
  • Participating in cleaning, simple repairs and maintenance of building interiors
  • Tending furnaces and boilers to ensure provision of heat and hot water
  • Regulating conduct of tenants and visitors in such matters as noise abatement or misuse of property
  • Providing small services to absent tenants such as accepting deliveries on their behalf or providing requested information to callers
  • Notifying management and owners of buildings of the need for major repairs
  • Patrolling buildings to ensure security is maintained
  • Filling out registration forms and providing tenants with copies of rules

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  • Building caretaker
  • Caretaker (private sector)
  • Sexton
  • Janitor

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