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Overview
Handyperson work covers small repairs, maintenance and practical fixes in buildings or facilities, using basic carpentry, tools, measurements, cleaning routines and customer contact.
In job descriptions, look for repair tasks, maintenance records, power tools, measuring instruments, lighting, furniture assembly, floor or wall work, damp problems, safety routines and work orders.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Handyperson work is usually a mix of small repairs and maintenance across buildings. Tasks can cover tools, measurements, work orders, furniture, lighting, floors, walls, damp checks and keeping work areas tidy.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include safe tool use, basic carpentry, reading technical datasheets, customer service, recording maintenance interventions, cost estimates, personal protection and knowing when specialist trade support is needed.
Salary context
Salary context depends on property type, repair range, emergency work, customer contact, tool responsibility, independence, safety exposure and whether the role is site-based or mobile. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move into facilities maintenance, building caretaker roles, property services, maintenance coordination, site supervision or more focused trade training in carpentry, ventilation or electrical support.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies list work orders, tenant contact, power tools, lighting, furniture assembly, floor coverings, damp issues or safety at heights. That shows the practical scope.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 1
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
49-9071.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Odd job persons (9622)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f4a25243-b06a-42a9-9c69-246853df63ad |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 9622.1 |
| ISCO group | 9622 |
| Concept type | Occupation |