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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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Search jobsWhat 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.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Combined facilities support activities
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is locker room attendant.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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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.
Open in O*NETSource and method
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.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
81.1Combined facilities support activities
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 |