High risk work licence: boom-type elevating work platform, boom 11 m or more (WP)
LicenceIssued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW)
Window cleaner
Cleans the inside and outside of windows. On multi-storey buildings, this can mean working at height.
What you do
You choose and use cleaning products to remove stains from windows and other surfaces. On multi-storey buildings, you may use ladders, swing scaffolds, bosun's chairs or bucket trucks to reach the windows. You may also clean window frames, walls and metal surfaces with high pressure water cleaners.
SourceLast checked 10 Oct 2026
Licences and tickets
New South Wales
Required by lawYou cannot legally do this work without it.
Victoria
Required by lawYou cannot legally do this work without it.
- High risk work licence: boom-type elevating work platform, boom 11 m or more (WP)Licence
Issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW)
Queensland
Required by lawYou cannot legally do this work without it.
- High risk work licence: boom-type elevating work platform, boom 11 m or more (WP)Licence
Issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW)
Western Australia
Required by lawYou cannot legally do this work without it.
- High risk work licence: boom-type elevating work platform, boom 11 m or more (WP)Licence
Issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW)
South Australia
Required by lawYou cannot legally do this work without it.
- High risk work licence: boom-type elevating work platform, boom 11 m or more (WP)Licence
Issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW)
Tasmania
Required by lawYou cannot legally do this work without it.
- High risk work licence: boom-type elevating work platform, boom 11 m or more (WP)Licence
Issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW)
Australian Capital Territory
Required by lawYou cannot legally do this work without it.
- High risk work licence: boom-type elevating work platform, boom 11 m or more (WP)Licence
Issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW)
Northern Territory
Required by lawYou cannot legally do this work without it.
- High risk work licence: boom-type elevating work platform, boom 11 m or more (WP)Licence
Issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW)
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Common questions
- What licences or tickets do you need to work as a Window cleaner?
- In every state the law requires: High risk work licence: boom-type elevating work platform, boom 11 m or more (WP). Pick your state on this page to see who issues each one and how to get it.
- What is the minimum pay for a Window cleaner?
- Minimum casual rate (adult, Cleaning services employee level 1): $33.85 an hour. Under the Cleaning Services Award 2020 (MA000022), from 1 July 2026. Last checked 10 Oct 2026.