How to hire a street sweeper

How to hire a street sweeper, step by step

Here's a step-by-step street sweeper hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a street sweeper job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new street sweeper
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the street sweeper you need to hire. Certain street sweeper roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   Hiring the perfect street sweeper also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of street sweepers.

   Type of Street Sweeper	Description	Hourly rate
   Street Sweeper		$11-51
   Motor Transport Operator	A motor transport operator is responsible for the maintenance of wheel vehicles for carrying goods and personnel safely from one place to another. Motor transport operators must have a broad knowledge of the mechanical industry to operate wheel vehicles and conduct repairs for malfunctions and engine faults... Show more	$11-51
   Vehicle Operator	The vehicle operator focuses on operating various kinds of vehicles, ranging from 4-wheels to heavy trucks and vans. Usually, vehicle operators deliver supplies, materials, and personnel to the intended destination... Show more	$11-51

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • CDL
   • Construction Sites
   • Customer Expectations
   • Water Tanks
   • Blowers
   • Hand Tools
   • Equipment Inspections
   • City Streets
   • Sweepers
   • Leaf Blower
   • Snow Removal
   • General Maintenance
   • Air Pressure
   • Mowing

   Responsibilities:

   • Operate street sweeper truck and backpack blowers.
   • Prepare HazMat paperwork and make sure the outgoing shipments are mark correctly with the outgoing labels.
   • Determine air travel eligibility in accordance with DOD regulations, immigration, border clearance directives and the foreign clearance guide.
   • Maintain detailed records documenting all actions perform on HAZMAT, including shipping and storage documentation.
   • Run IETM troubleshooting logic for various mechanical and electrical systems on military tactical and combat vehicles using military test equipment.
   • Transport patients involuntarily commit for alcohol/drug related/crime/abuse to rehabilitation facilities.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your street sweeper job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A street sweeper can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, street sweepers' average salary in iowa is 59% less than in alaska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level street sweepers 78% less than senior-level street sweepers.
   • Certifications. A street sweeper with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a street sweeper's salary.

   Average street sweeper salary

   $51,552yearly

   $24.78 hourly rate

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   Entry-level street sweeper salary

   $24,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

4. Writing a street sweeper job description

   A job description for a street sweeper role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a street sweeper job description:

   Street sweeper job description example

   **Overview**
   
   As a street sweeper, your job is to help clean debris from the streets of a town or city. In most cases, you serve as an operator for a large cleaning machine that uses suction, water, and brushes to clean the roads as effectively as possible. While most street cleanings occur on fixed schedules, a street sweeper also responds to incidents like car wrecks, where glass and other dangerous debris are scattered across a road. You may also perform maintenance on the mechanical systems of your sweeping machines, including daily preventative work. On rare occasions, you may help set up traffic control devices, perform custodial tasks, clean up trash and other debris, or report problems like unusually large debris or hazardous material spills.
   
   **Position Summary Details**
   
   This position is in charge of towing and emptying trash and cardboard carts as they fill through the shift.
   
   **Essential Functions**
   
   + Operates Industrial Lift and/or Tugger to assist in loading or moving materials for Yardage.
   
   + Other duties as assigned by management
   
   + Must learn to bale cardboard, run a trash compactor, and operate a tow tractor in order to keep production running smoothly
   
   **Responsibilities**
   
   + Uses computer, reads work order, or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.
   
   + Loads materials and/or buggies into trailers and/or trucks.
   
   + Installs strapping or chains to prevent shifting or damage while in transit.
   
   + Prints necessary labels and manifests.
   
   + Transports buggies from work sites to designated area.
   
   + Loads and unloads full or empty buggies.
   
   + Uses the computer to keep a current list of available buggies.
   
   + Some duties of this position may be janitorial in nature, such as emptying trash cans, cleaning restrooms, and scrubbing floors
   
   **Qualifications**
   
   + Must be 18 years of age or older
   
   + Must meet all requirements to receive required airport SIDA badge and Customs Seal (if applicable), including ten-year work history if available
   
   **Preferred Qualifications**
   
   + Customer Service Experience
   
   + 1 yr of similar work experience
   
   REQNUMBER: 6073

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5. Post your job

   To find the right street sweeper for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with street sweepers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit street sweepers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your street sweeper job on Zippia to find and recruit street sweeper candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit street sweepers, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new street sweeper

   Once you've selected the best street sweeper candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new street sweeper first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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