The role
What a car wash worker actually does, day to day.
The job is washing, drying, hoovering and polishing cars, cleaning windows and wheels, and sometimes handling payments and queues. It is physical and repetitive, done on your feet in all weathers, and being quick, thorough and friendly to customers keeps the line moving and brings people back.
Pay usually starts around the minimum wage, hours can include weekends, and the work can be cold, wet and tiring in winter. It is often casual or shift work, and some workers build up to running their own valeting or detailing service.
No qualifications are needed and you learn on the job in your first shifts. It is a common entry-level job, and the skills can lead towards car valeting or detailing, which pays more for finer, more careful work.
Day to day
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