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chimney sweep supervisor

Chimney sweep supervisors oversee and coordinate the activities of chimney sweeps. They do quality checks and ensure compliance with safety regulations.

chimney sweep supervisor chimney sweep supervisors oversee and coordinate the activities of chimney sweeps. They do quality checks and ensure compliance with safety regulations. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include ventilation systems, fire safety regulations, personal protective equipment, fire prevention procedures, domestic heating systems.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £32,446 a year for Construction operatives n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

Middle half of full-time jobs: £26,836 to £37,754 a year

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 8159). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)

Pay in India (occupation group)

Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Craft and related trades workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only chimney sweep supervisor, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹17,819 a month
Rural India
₹15,532 a month
All India
₹16,773 a month

Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 7. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report

Top skills

ventilation systems fire safety regulations personal protective equipment fire prevention procedures domestic heating systems leadership principles check chimney's conditions maintain relationship with customers handle customer complaints protect surrounding area during chimney sweeping process

Frequently asked questions

What does chimney sweep supervisor do?

Chimney sweep supervisors oversee and coordinate the activities of chimney sweeps. They do quality checks and ensure compliance with safety regulations.

What skills does chimney sweep supervisor need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include ventilation systems, fire safety regulations, personal protective equipment, fire prevention procedures, domestic heating systems, leadership principles. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace chimney sweep supervisor?

Our AI-durability model gives chimney sweep supervisor a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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