Also called: Exterior Cleaning Business Owner
Starts a small business cleaning driveways, decks, houses and storefronts with high-pressure water.
You blast 10 years of grime off a driveway (customers love the before-and-after photos), then post the video online to get your next job. Many teens start this as a summer business.
Part-time owners earn less; multi-crew companies earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No degree; equipment costs a few thousand dollars to start.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing faster than average. Popular low-cost startup.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can't blast a driveway; online ads find customers, but the work itself is physical and outdoors.
Age 16+. One way to start: Buy or borrow a pressure washer and offer driveway and deck cleaning to neighbors
Classes: Business elective, Physical education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 37-2019.
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